Do you struggle to get your child to try new foods? Does your child prefer just a few foods, while avoiding most others? Are you frequently worried that s/he isn’t receiving the nourishment needed to grow and thrive?

If family mealtimes have become frustrating or miserable for all involved, join Exceptional Parenting Podcast host Stefanie Boucher for a heartening discussion with Dr. Katja Rowell, M.D. Dubbed “the feeding doctor,” Rowell believes that HOW children are fed is the missing piece in addressing disordered eating and feeding.

In this episode, Dr. Rowell has suggestions for dealing with a range of selective eating behaviors, including more typical “picky” eating, extreme picky eating, and disordered eating related to sensory challenges, disabilities, fear, or health conditions.

About Our Guest:

Katja Rowell, M.D. is a graduate of the University of Michigan medical school and served as a family physician in urban, rural, and university student health settings. During her time in practice, she was struck by the prevalence of disordered eating and feeding, and related health problems.

Rowell believes in establishing a healthy feeding relationship, and teaches about its importance to health care providers, family therapists and childcare staff, and consults with corporate clients, nutrition education and public health providers. She has appeared in the St. Paul Pioneer Press, Betty Crocker Blog, Parents Magazine, Kare 11 TV, Brain Child Magazine, The Utne Reader, Twin Cities Live and Mommy MD Guides, among others. Her writing has appeared in LiveWell Digest, Huffingtonpost Parenting blogs, New Moon Girls Magazine, and Adoptive Families Magazine.