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Helen Dean is an Accredited Practising Dietitian, Registered Counsellor and Eating Disorder Clinician providing integrated nutrition and counselling support for children, adolescents and adults. Areas of Interest ARFID (Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder) Eating Disorders (Anorexia Nervosa, Atypical Anorexia, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder) Disordered Eating & Chronic Dieting ADHD & Eating Challenges Autism & Sensory-Based Eating Difficulties Family-Based Suppo

A gradual approach that begins with safe foods and introduces tiny changes to help your child comfortably expand the foods they eat. How do you start food chaining? Identify a food your child reliably eats. Introduce a gradual change (e.g., brand, shape, texture, or flavour). Repeated, pressure-free exposure helps build acceptance. When your child accepts a changed food, it is added to their growing list of safe foods. From here, you can gently move on to the next step. Tips

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When a child or teen is struggling (with food, body image, or emotions), it’s natural to want to jump in with solutions.

Food noise = the constant thoughts, worries, or chatter in your mind about food. It can feel exhausting — but there are ways to quiet it. Here are tips to help you reduce food noise.