by Jacqueline Parkinson | Apr 5, 2019 | Blog Posts
Having Fun with Food Can Help Your Fussy Eater Child. Easter holidays are a great time to have some fun with food with your fussy eater children. Having fun with food can have a positive impact on your fussy or anxious eater child. Fussy eater children are often...
by Jacqueline Parkinson | Mar 19, 2019 | Blog Posts
The Benefits of Eating Breakfast with your Fussy Eater Child Here we will think about the benefits of eating breakfast with your Fussy Eater child. Children we work with at Magnificent Munchers are often very anxious at meal times. They tend to eat the same meals as...
by Jacqueline Parkinson | Dec 2, 2018 | Blog Posts
Jacqueline Parkinson is a Children’s Occupational Therapist based in Harpenden, Hertfordshire. Her team including a Speech and Language Therapist, Dietician and Therapy Assistants work with children with eating difficulties. More information can be found at...
by Jacqueline Parkinson | Oct 25, 2018 | Blog Posts
If your child is a picky eater, encourage your child to learn about different foods at mealtime. You need to maximise their concentration and avoid anything that might distract them. If they are not sitting comfortably or fully supported, they will most certainly be...
by Jacqueline Parkinson | Oct 9, 2018 | Blog Posts
When parents initially contact us at Magnificent Munchers, Therapy for Fussy Eaters, they often start the conversation with “I know it is my fault”. This always makes my heart sink a little. All the parents who contact me have already tried so many ways to get their...
by Jacqueline Parkinson | Jun 26, 2018 | Blog Posts
My Childhood People often ask me how I became interested in fussy eaters. I think it stems back to my own childhood. I grew up in a local authority boarding school in Kent in a beautiful mansion house. Our surroundings were beautiful but our lives difficult. We ate...
by Jacqueline Parkinson | Jan 20, 2018 | News
Food School – Week 3 We are into week 3 of both our latest Food School Programmes for Fussy Eaters. The children are getting to know the routine and are already relaxing more around food. We are using green as our theme so have had broccoli microphones and...
by Jacqueline Parkinson | Jul 17, 2017 | News
Following an inspection by St Alban’s City Council we are pleased to announce that Magnificent Munchers has been awarded a 5 Star Food Hygiene Rating. The team work incredibly hard to maintain our robust policies and procedures which has been recognised with our...
by Jacqueline Parkinson | Jun 26, 2017 | News
Get 10% discount for our next Food School Programme for fussy/picky eaters by booking before 21st July. Children are split into age groups 3-7 and 8-10. We make food fun using the SOS (Sequential, Oral, Sensory) approach. The groups will run in Harpenden/St Albans ...
by Jacqueline Parkinson | May 16, 2017 | News
Jacqueline Parkinson our Children’s Occupational Therapist has recently delivered a talk to parents about the issues surrounding eating difficulties at a special primary school in Letchworth. The parents at Woolgrove School came away with tips and information that...
