If “learning to eat is a sensory experience,” …what does that really mean? In this interview I join registered dietitian Katie Ferraro at Baby Led Weaning and discuss Sensory 101 and what motivates babies to eat.
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Episode 170: Sensory 101: What Motivates Babies to Eat? with Marsha Dunn Klein, OTR/L, MEd
Episode Description
Marsha Dunn Klein wrote the first book on pediatric feeding. She is known for her “Get Permission Approach” which teaches us how to offer and not demand performance at mealtimes with our babies. In this episode she’s sharing the sensory aspects that babies experience during baby-led weaning and how they are tied to intrinsic motivations to self-feed.
Listen to this episode to learn:
-External vs internal motivators that babies experience during the learning how to eat experience
-The difference between demands and offers at mealtimes and how the former is more desirable for motivating babies to eat
-How babies learn to experience hunger and what we can do to avoid inducing negative sensory experiences at mealtimes
About The Host
Katie Ferraro is a Registered Dietitian specializing in baby-led weaning and a mom of 7. She is an Associate Professor of Nutrition at the University of San Diego and a self-proclaimed baby-feeding fanatic!
Links
- About Katie Ferraro
- Episode 170 – Sensory 101: What Motivates Babies to Eat? with Marsha Dunn Klein, OTR/L, MEd https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/170
- Episode 312 – Picky Eating Prevention Tips with Stephanie Cohen, MA, CCC-SLP, CLC https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/312
- Episode 206 – Stay in Your Lane: Parent & Baby Roles in Infant Feeding with Marsha Dunn Klein OTR/L, MEd, FAOTA https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/206
