Finicky Eaters: What to Do When Kids Won't Eat

by Lori Ernsperger, Tania Stegen-Hanson, Temple Grandin (Foreword by)

Overview

Does you child refuse to eat foods from a specific food group? Does your dinner table turn into a battleground during mealtimes? Are you working with a student who is anxious or scared of eating new foods? If you have answered yes, then this book is the perfect resource with easy answers to these troubling questions. This long-awaited book is written for parents and professionals working with children with food aversions and eating challenges. Dr. Lori Ernsperger and Ms. Tania Stegen-Hanson provide clear and concise strategies and practical lessons for assisting children in eating a balanced diet. This valuable resource contains a comprehensive treatment plan for solving mealtime struggles.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781932565287
Publisher:	Future Horizons, Inc.
Publication date:	12/01/2005
Pages:	220
Sales rank:	493,042
Product dimensions:	5.08(w) x 7.04(h) x 0.56(d)

About the Author

Ernsperger has more than 17 years experience working in the public schools as a teacher, administrator and a behavioral consultant. She has had extensive training working with students who have behavior disorders, particularly those on the autism spectrum.


Stegen-Hanson has over 10 years experience in therapy, consultation and in-service training to school systems and private practices in South Africa and the USA. She is the owner of Achievement Therapy Center, a pediatric O.T. practice in Las Vegas, Nevada. She specializes in sensory integration therapy, oral-motor therapy, neuro-developmental therapy and feeding disorders.


Temple Grandin earned her Ph.D. in animal science from the Universityof Illinois, went on to become an associate professor at Colorado State University, and wrote two books on autism, including the seminal "Thinking in Pictures." One of the most celebrated — and effective — animal advocates on the planet, Grandin revolutionized animal movement systems and spearheaded reform of the quality of life for the world's agricultural animals.