Redefine “Try It”

Author(s):
Marsha Dunn Lein MEd, OTR/L

Publication Source:
Mealtime Notions, LLC

Publication Date:
01/01/2009

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This article is authored by an occupational therapist with much experience working with kids that have feeding difficulties. She writes about how our typical definition of "try it" may need to change when working with cautious eaters. Typically, "try it" means to put a bite of the food in the mouth and swallow it. For many cautious eaters, this may be too scary. Redefining "try it" as smelling, touching or looking at the food may help to decrease pressure on...