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Mom and Child LaughingA healthy feeding relationship can promote healthy growth and decrease conflict while children learn to eat a variety of nutritious foods. A troubled feeding relationship is one of the best predictors of weight gain and disordered eating. One-third of parents of pre-schoolers present to a health care provider with feeding complaints, and some experts estimate one in five children have “feeding disorders.”

Dr. Rowell has worked with…Blue Cross Blue Shield, General Mills, Medtronic, Saint Paul’s Children’s Hospital, Early Childhood Family Education (E.C.F.E.), Bright Horizons Childcare, 3M, Children’s Home Society, Metro State Nurse Practitioner Students, Minnesota L.P.N. Association, Learning Zone Express and local Food Co-ops (Linden Hills, Mississippi Market and Whole Foods).

“As a psychologist specializing in eating disorders, it is a breath of fresh air to hear someone talk sensibly about the feeding relationship.” -Bette Bakke, Ph.D., L.P