5 Sensory Ways to Celebrate Fruits and Veggies More Matters Month
Did you know that we are half-way through Fruits and Veggies More Matters Month? More importantly, are you struggling with getting some nutrition into your picky eater? Then, you may want to include...
View ArticleTips to Protect Against Illness During a Natural Disaster
Many families affected by a natural disaster have had to move in with other family members or friends. Some may need to live in these more crowded living arrangements for quite some time. This close...
View Article3 Things I Wish I Knew During My First College Semester
Today, I’m going to write a fun piece about the top three things I wish I did differently last semester. As you all know, last semester was my first college semester at the University of Florida. In...
View ArticleDevelop an Eating Plan for the Picky Eater
When my 17-year-old stepdaughter, Emily, first came to live with us, we would prepare lovely meals and she would pick at her food, move her food around her plate and hardly eat at all. Some of the...
View ArticleA Couple Hints to Make Your GFCF Lifestyle a Little Simpler
Many people want to know little hints to make things a bit easier when they are living a GFCF (Gluten-Free, Casein-Free) lifestyle. Help is on the way! One of my favorite hints, learned from a chef at...
View ArticleSuperimmunity for Back to School
As soon as school begins each September, pediatricians’ offices inevitably fill with children with acute illnesses – colds, coughs, ear infections, sinus infections, intestinal viruses and flus. For...
View ArticleIs Soy a Safe Alternative for our Casein Free Kids?
Soy is a common substitute for dairy on a casein free diet. Since it is promoted as a “health food”, parents often feel good about feeding their children soymilk as well as other soy-based substitutes...
View ArticleCalm Your Child’s ‘Sensational’ Brain For Sleep
A common complaint for many caregivers of children with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) is sleeping issues. Since we brought our daughter, Jaimie home from the hospital, she has had trouble with...
View ArticleBoost Dietary Iron and Improve Behavioral Isms
There is a strong correlation of developmental delays and behavioral isms with iron deficient anemia. There are multiple studies that discuss the impacts of iron deficiency, specifically its impact on...
View ArticleCalcium Concerns on a Casein Diet
Many parents worry about nutritional loss if they put their child on a Casein-Free diet. Parents become concerned that their child may not get enough of the recommended amounts of calcium through...
View ArticleWelcome to My Healthy World
Special-ism - Reach Your Child's Potential with Professional Insights by Julie McAllister, Reiki Master Just yesterday, I was talking to an acquaintance that is familiar with my family’s dietary life....
View ArticleHow Can You Avoid Genetically Modified Food?
Special-ism - Reach Your Child's Potential with Professional Insights by Debra Lynn Dadd It is estimated that about 75 percent of processed foods sold in the U.S. contain at least some The post How Can...
View ArticleSpice Up Your Health
Special-ism - Reach Your Child's Potential with Professional Insights Although you may think of spices for simply enhancing or adding flavor to foods that you prepare in the kitchen, some spices The...
View ArticleMom to 3 Year Old with ASD Ensures a Healthy Second Pregnancy
Special-ism - Reach Your Child's Potential with Professional Insights Anna, mother of a three year old boy with ASD, consulted me last week because she’s planning another pregnancy and would like The...
View ArticleStaying Healthy During the Holidays
Special-ism - Reach Your Child's Potential with Professional Insights Along come the holidays and often a host of different illnesses along with them. When my children were young it seemed someone The...
View ArticleThe Family Garden – A Harvest of Creativity, Benefits and Good Times!
Special-ism - Reach Your Child's Potential with Professional Insights It’s that time of year in our family, where there is excitement over crocus popping through the earth, song birds returning, and...
View ArticleA Look at Fatty Acids, Processed Foods and Behavior
Special-ism - Reach Your Child's Potential with Professional Insights A recent study uncovers dietary factors accompanying an autism diagnosis. Yasmin Neggers, PhD, a researcher at the University of...
View ArticleLost Nutrition? Fiber
Special-ism - Reach Your Child's Potential with Professional Insights Gluten-free grains have plenty of fiber. There are many ways to continue to attain fiber in your diet. Of course fruits and The...
View ArticleSmart Food Choices for Increased Calcium Intake
Special-ism - Reach Your Child's Potential with Professional Insights Some parents use a special diet free of casein while other parents simply cannot get their kiddos to eat more than 3 The post Smart...
View ArticleGot a Picky Eater? Explore Solutions from an OT
Special-ism - Destination for Self-Regulation When my daughter who has sensory processing disorder was little, I knew I was doing a lot of things right as a parent. Our days were filled with obstacle...
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