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Screentime and mealtimes…is it ok?

Written by Claire Burgess, Family Consultant. There are always a lot of opinions when it comes to the use of screens with children and this could be a whole blog in itself, but for this blog I want to specifically focus on the use of screens (ipads, phones, TV’s) when a child is eating.

We live in a world where we have portable devices which allow us to access games, videos and TV wherever we might be. Whilst there are benefits of this, there are also times when it can cause some issues. We might remember the time when there was a lot of talk about ‘TV dinners’ and what impact these might be having on the family mealtime but also on our children…fast forward and we are now looking at the impact of screentime (specifically portable devices) on our children’s eating and mealtime experience.

Food and weaning, BehaviourRebekah Frankcom13 March 2023parenting, families, parenting tips, family mealtimes, eat together, cooking, mealtime, babies, toddlers, teenagers, mealtimes and screentime, screens at the table, screens while eating, phones at the table, Unconscious eating, screentime

Is your child sitting comfortably at mealtimes?

Written by Claire Burgess, Family Consultant. When it comes to mealtimes can you be sure that your little one is sitting comfortably? We can often find that babies, toddlers and older children can fidget at mealtimes, want to climb out of a highchair or refuse to use the chair that you are suggesting.

For our children to eat well they also need to be sitting comfortably, but what do I mean by this?

Will experiencing lockdown change our children forever?

Written by Claire Burgess, Family Consultant. In these strange and surreal times, we have been and still are facing things that we have never faced before in our lifetimes. Many families have experienced an extremely difficult time in relation to living and working space, finances and family circumstances etc and this is likely to continue as we start to go into some kind of ‘recovery phase’.

We just wanted to take a moment to look at all of the things we are hearing from families about their experiences through the Coronavirus outbreak and what these changes might mean for us and, more importantly, our children, as we come out of it and into our ‘new normal’ - will this experience change our children forever?

Eating as a family

Written by Claire Burgess, Family Consultant. In recent weeks there are has certainly been much more opportunity for us all to have family mealtimes. For many families this has been a really positive thing to have come out of this difficult situation, having more time to cook, but also being able to sit at the table all together.

As it is National Weaning week this week, we have decided to have a look at the things that you can do with each age group to enhance the family mealtime experience.

Food and weaning, LockdownRebekah Frankcom6 May 2020parenting, families, parenting tips, lockdown, family mealtimes, weaning, eat together, cooking, mealtime, babies, toddlers, teenagers

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