Broccoli Boot Camp: Basic Training for Parents of Selective Eaters - Softcover

Williams, Keith E., Ph.D.; Seiverling, Laura J., Ph.D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 160613289X ISBN 13: 9781606132890

Publisher: Special Needs Collection, 2018

Synopsis

Broccoli Boot Camp is a comprehensive guide for parents of children who are selective or picky eaters, and can be used with children with or without special needs (e.g, autism or Down syndrome). It presents commonsense behavioral interventions to successfully expand children's diet variety and preferences for healthy foods.

The book starts with the simple premise that when children are encouraged to taste and consume tiny portions of new foods, repeatedly and with lessening resistance, they learn to accept and enjoy the foods as part of their regular diets. Real-life, compelling case studies and abundant research findings support the authors' advice on how to overcome a child's selective eating. The book describes ways to increase compliance, factors to consider when choosing an intervention, and strategies to shape behavior.

Finally, five intervention plans are presented with step-by-step procedures, modifications, and tips on maximizing success. Parents can choose the intervention which works best for their family's circumstances. The book also contains forms to track data, incentives, and meals, and a behavior contract to use with older children. Broccoli Boot Camp gives parents the tools they need to promote healthy eating for their child as well as improve the family mealtime experience!

About this title

About the Author

Keith Williams is a licensed psychologist and Board Certified Behavior Analyst. He is the Director of the Feeding Program at the Penn State Hershey Medical Center, and Professor of Pediatrics at the Penn State College of Medicine. He is the author of book chapters, articles, and a book, Treating Eating Problems of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Developmental Disabilities.

Laura Seiverling is a licensed psychologist and Board Certified Behavior Analyst. She previously served as both psychologist and clinical supervisor at St. Mary's Hospital for Children's Center for Pediatric Feeding Disorders in Bayside, New York. She is currently an assistant teaching professor at Ball State University. She is the author of several book chapters and articles.

Review

This is an incredibly well-researched, informative, and accessible resource for parents challenged by selective eating. Broccoli Boot Camp is a must read, whether your child is a picky eater or demonstrates more significant issues.
--David Celiberti, Ph.D., BCBA-D, Association for Science in Autism Treatment

Feeding their children is perhaps the most basic job assigned to parents but also one that can be the most challenging. The consequences of inadequate nutrition multiply quickly and the ways determined children can defy parental efforts to promote good eating habits are many and maddening. Although billed as a book for parents, and it is truly an invaluable resource for them, it is also a tremendous resource for the professionals who serve them.
--Patrick C. Friman, Ph.D., ABPP, Vice President of Behavioral Health, Boys Town Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, UNMC

Forget kid-friendly menus or hiding vegetables in cake. This book offers techniques that can actually help a child to enjoy eating greens for their own sake and to develop into an adult with a varied palate. For any parent struggling to feed a picky child, this book is a treasure trove of useful, evidence-based information and advice. I wish I'd had it when my own children were toddlers. I found wisdom on every page. Keith Williams and Laura Seiverling understand that every family is different but they also understand what works and what doesn't, when it comes to learning new tastes. Most new parents know that multiple taste exposures are the key, but the difficult part is getting a child who is scared of new foods to experience those multiple taste exposures. There is no magic bullet, but Broccoli Boot Camp draws on the authors' extensive clinical knowledge to show how to create positive and patient methods for tasting new foods that work for you and your child. With their mantra that 'liking comes later', family mealtimes can stop being a battle.
--Bee Wilson, author of First Bite: How We Learn to Eat (Basic Books)

The book is brimming with good advice and stories about children who struggle with selective eating issues and their families. The authors' wisdom, depth of knowledge, and experience is evident in their sensible recommendations.
--Claire Wurtzel, learning disability specialist, and co-educational director of the Hidden Sparks Program

Broccoli Boot Camp is the comprehensive guide for the treatment of severe selective eating. Detailed and precise, yet accessible and interesting, it empowers parents to fundamentally change the health trajectory of their child's life. --Sabrina Freeman, Ph.D., author of The Complete Guide to Autism Treatments, Science for Sale in the Autism Wars, and Teach Me Language, and parent of a child with selective eating

Edition details

• Publisher: Special Needs Collection
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 160613289X
• ISBN 13: 9781606132890
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 198