Welcome to Mighty Tasters!
Hi!! Welcome to my first ever blog! I’m so happy you’re here! 🤗
My name is Chelsea Bell and I’m a pediatric speech language pathologist who specializes in feeding and swallowing disorders in kids. I’m also an actress, a model, and a MOM! So while much of my experience as an SLP is working with kids with diagnosed feeding and swallowing disorders, I also understand the impact of a kiddo who has no diagnosis yet still seems to struggle when it comes to eating a variety of foods.
I also happen to be an overuser of exclamation marks…in emails, texts, and now apparently blogs. Just to give you a heads up…I just can’t help myself really!
This blog and my accompanying resources are not only for parents of kiddos with feeding and swallowing disorders, but even more so for the parents of kiddos who can be described as picky or as I like to refer to them as “Selective Eaters.” The families who find mealtime a struggle. The families who are at a loss for how and why their kid won’t eat seemingly delicious foods.
I want to be candid right now and let you know that feeding intervention…is a bit of a dance. Progress can often feel painfully slow and parents frequently tell me they feel like it’s 2 steps forward, 1 step back. So if your kiddo is not eating chicken cordon bleu with sautéed asparagus and ordering tiramisu for dessert after trying one strategy, that’s totally normal and expected! We have to look at kid-sized goals and kid-sized progress and celebrate every tiny kid-sized win! And to be honest, you’re already here reading ways to expand your kiddo’s food inventory, so give yourself a gold parenting star! We often focus so much on what we’re not doing enough of as parents/caregivers, we need some new perspective to see all the ways we’re going above and beyond! Let me be that perspective and tell you you’re doing great!
Now let’s get your kiddo trying some new foods! (Did I mention I like to use exclamation marks?)
On this site, you will find resources that will help you understand your kiddo and what might be going on with them when it comes to food and meals. You can also follow the Mighty Tasters account on a variety of social media platforms to get more frequent updates, videos, and tips and strategies.
If you’re looking for more hands on intervention, check out the Mighty Tasters Feeding Program! It’s a 6-week course designed to help turn your Selective Eater into a Mighty Taster! 🥳
