Feeding the Picky Eater : America's Foremost Baby and Childcare Experts Answer the Most Frequently Asked Questions [Mass Market Paperback]

William Sears (Author), Martha Sears (Author)

Book Description

Series: Sears Parenting Library | Publication Date: August 1, 2001

What you should know about your child's nutrition. Dr. Bill and Martha Sears, the doctor and nurse husband and wife team who are today widely recognized as Americas's leading authorities on childcare, have spent decades answering parent's questions about nurturing new borns. In this book they share their expertise on: when and how to introduce your baby to solid foods, feeding the toddler who's too busy to eat, homemade vs. store-bought foods, avoiding common food allergens, coping with dinnertime disasters, juice abuse, the foods that keep children awake, resolving constipation with food, how much milk your child really needs, dealing with a child's sweet tooth, marketing green vegetables to your pre-schooler, what to do when your baby can't tolerate formula, playing tea party and other tricks, what to do if your child is overweight, and much more.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Little, Brown and Company; 1 edition (August 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316776777
• ISBN-13: 978-0316776776
• Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 0.5 x 6.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,419,234 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars No help for my picky eater, August 3, 2001

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J. Dennis (Yukon, Oklahoma United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Feeding the Picky Eater : America's Foremost Baby and Childcare Experts Answer the Most Frequently Asked Questions (Mass Market Paperback)

I found this book to be very unhelpful. I got no more information about feeding a picky eater than building a car engine. This book is written in a "question and answer" format, which is fine. However, many of the questions have nothing whatsoever to do with picky eating habits of children. I find the title of this book to be very misleading. It should be titled, "General information about feeding young children".

I am very disappointed that I spent money for this book. Don't waste yours.

30 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Advice from actual nutritionists, October 16, 2001

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Melody Acosta (Hood River, OR USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Feeding the Picky Eater : America's Foremost Baby and Childcare Experts Answer the Most Frequently Asked Questions (Mass Market Paperback)

As a Registered Dietitian specializing in child and infant health, I give this book a qualified "thumbs down" for its erroneous information. Besides referring to foods like avocados, nut butters, eggs, cheese and tofu as "low calorie" (which they are not), the authors encourage parents to allow their young ones to eat whenever they want from "nibble trays" placed on a low fridge shelf. The recommendations are glaringly inconsistent with those of dietitians and nutritionists. See Ellyn Satter for good advice.

3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for the price..., May 17, 2002

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Brandie Valenzuela (Apple Valley, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Feeding the Picky Eater : America's Foremost Baby and Childcare Experts Answer the Most Frequently Asked Questions (Mass Market Paperback)

While I would agree that there are subjects other than just picky eaters discussed in this small, but informative, book, I felt that they were appropriately added and are just the kind of questions that many parents ask.

I found the ideas for picky eaters to be wonderful and ones that no one suggested to me, nor had I thought of on my own. I enjoy the Q&A style of this book and found it very easy to read -- even with a toddler on my lap much of the time.

For the price, I feel this is a great book.