A question our dietitian commonly gets asked is about milk versus supplements. Sometimes kids drink a pile of milk and eat very little food. This is definitely dietitian intervention time when this happens! Often in this case a dietitian may commence a milk-based...
Offering a Second Meal Option at Mealtimes Often at dinner time, we have a child and a parent who are just over everything by the end of the day. Dinner time is usually the most stressful meal of the day and we have often have the most variety of foods at dinner. It...
Studies have found that family meals (including breakfast, lunch and dinner) predict success in life and are linked to better nutrition. It can be tough to make time for family meals… Sometimes family meals start but don’t continue due to time constraints or because...
The rocket CRASHED into the planet! BOOM! Here at TAG we use pretend play to engage children in developing many important skills. Pretend play can also be called symbolic play. In pretend play, children use items to act out a play scene. They pretend...
Swallowing Did you know that we swallow more than 900 times a day? Swallowing is a complicated and delicate reflex that is essential to everyday life. We need to coordinate the muscles in our cheeks, jaw, lips, tongue and throat (26 muscles in total!) Our swallow...
