Child nutrition consultations

We always start with one consultation. If the situation doesn't make you panic or feel very anxious, and the problem appeared recently (for example, your child has been refusing food or a food group for less than a month), or you need help putting together a varied and balanced diet for your child and the whole family, one consultation is usually enough.

If the problem has been going on for a long time and dozens of books, blogs, articles and videos haven't helped, you will most likely need follow-up consultations. For example, if:

• refusal of food and/or a food group has lasted more than a month
• your child has difficulties with chewing/swallowing
• your child eats fewer than 20 foods
• you need support while your child's eating behaviour is being adjusted

We decide together how many meetings are needed as the work goes on.

I work with the whole family at once: you can't sort out a child's eating and eating behaviour while everything else in the family stays the same.

What don't I do? I don't change your eating habits to fit my idea of what's right. Together we build an eating system that lets the whole family eat on a schedule that suits you and enjoy the foods you love.

I don't order tests or interpret them (even though I understand them a little), I don't make diagnoses and I don't prescribe treatment. All of that is outside my remit.

If you already have test results and our work calls for input from a medical specialist (for example, a paediatrician or a gastroenterologist), I may suggest you take the results to that specialist, or I may consult them myself on related questions, letting you know.

If you have a haemoglobin and ferritin test, I ask about it for reference only: it helps me understand the situation, but it is never used for a diagnosis.

I don't prescribe dietary supplements — their effectiveness and safety have not been proven.

I'd also like to say that I don't ban gluten, dairy or sugar. No food bans at all. But if your child has, say, an egg allergy or gluten intolerance, I'll help you plan a diet that meets every standard of safety and nutrient balance.

How it works:

• you pay for the consultation by bank transfer
• after payment I send you instructions for filming videos, a link to a questionnaire and a food diary form, which you fill in for 4–7 days depending on the situation
• once everything is ready, you send me the materials, we pick an exact time and have a video call (Telegram or Zoom)
• after the consultation you receive written recommendations and extra materials (handouts, guides and lectures on the topics you need)

If changes in your child's eating need to be tracked and the diet adjusted gradually, and quick changes aren't possible (for example, with long-term food refusal or selective eating), we arrange follow-up consultations after the first one.

Every case is different. In my practice there have been situations where the first changes came at the very next meal, and others where we saw small changes after 1–2 weeks.

You definitely shouldn't count on quick results — be prepared for long, daily work on your child's eating. I know that doesn't sound very encouraging. But the results will come!

I would love to guarantee that your child will start eating straight after we work together. But I can't.

The thing is, there are four parties in our work: you, your little one, me, and circumstances beyond our control.

I can only answer for myself and my knowledge. I will give you as much information about your situation as I can, and all my recommendations will be sensible, take your child's individual needs into account and fit your family as closely as possible.

Most of the work will be done by you, and success depends a great deal on how well you manage to follow the recommendations, respond to changes and not give up.

Then there is your little one, who isn't always ready to move at the pace we would like — we take their personality and interests into account too.

We leave a very small share for circumstances beyond our control: your child falls ill, you have to go away urgently, and other situations like these where we can't really influence the outcome.

It's true: if you look hard enough, you can find absolutely everything — recommendations, approaches to children's eating, the psychology of eating behaviour. But:

• there is far too much information, and it is often contradictory
• out of that huge amount of information you need to pick out what will help your particular child. That's where individual work helps, so you aren't burdened with things you don't need right now

That happens. Sometimes you need to look for “your” specialist, someone you feel comfortable with. That is completely normal.

If you're not sure whether we'd be a good fit, I'm always happy to have a 10–15 minute video chat to talk through what worries you about your child's eating and explain how the work is organised.

It's completely free — just message me if you'd like that.