Part Title -- Title Page -- Contents -- List of tables -- List of recipes -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- How will this book help you? -- It's time to stop the fuss -- 1 Developmental stages of eating -- Six months-Introducing first solids -- Seven to nine months-Introducing lumpy solids -- Eight to ten months-Introducing mashed, chopped, soft foods and finger foods -- Twelve to 24 months-Introducing 'grown-up' food (with some exclusions) -- What if I've missed a stage? -- 2 Surviving the age of typical food fussiness (18 months to three-and-a-half years) -- What is typical food fussiness and why does it happen? -- Breast milk introduces babies to food flavours -- Growth patterns and activity levels affect eating behaviours -- Growth spurts -- Chewing and swallowing skills-A time of development -- A change in independence and communication -- Feeding skills and their effect on speech development -- Can there possibly be a 'fear' of new foods? -- Children's food preferences from two to three years of age -- A diet dictated by food texture -- What drives their food preferences? -- How the wheels fall off and the 'fussy eater' is born -- Advice to parents -- 3 What is a good diet? -- The bare essentials-What constitutes a good diet? -- Food portions-How much at each age? -- What to do when important foods are avoided -- 4 I've go a 'fussy eater', now what do I do? -- Review: Typical Feeding Development timeline -- 'Houston, we have a problem . . .' - Ruling out some common suspects -- Six to twelve months -- One to three years-trying new foods and consolidating old foods -- Three to six years-Battle of the minds -- More than six years-Fears and psychological issues -- Help! My child doesn't eat . . . Anymore -- Food textures and bridges -- Extremely rare cases of 'Fussy eaters' for special consideration -- 5 Medical reasons for food refusal.

Teething -- Constipation -- Reflux -- Allergy/intolerance -- Poor hunger cycle -- Tonsils and adenoids -- Children with breathing, heart or neurological conditions, prematurity and tube-feeding -- 6 Hiding vegetables in cakes. Is it worth it? -- Is it worth all the trouble? -- 'Deception'-Is it appropriate? -- How and what to hide -- When to dig your heels in -- 7 'The rules of engagement'-Rules at mealtimes -- Timing is everything-The 'perfect time' for meals -- More about dinner meals -- The timing of other meals and snacks -- Eating meals regularly 'at the table' vs 'grazing' -- 'Sit still, stop fidgeting and don't play with your food!' -- 'Finish your plate' -- Parental paranoia about food intake -- Bribing with sweets-'Everyday' foods and 'sometimes' foods -- Why do we go down the sweet food path in the first place? -- Parents-Realistic expectations, please -- Trying a new food-Putting it into practice at a mealtime -- Parents-Watch what you say in front of your children -- Building children's confidence and helping them learn to make decisions about food -- Rules fro home and for visiting friends and family -- Play-dates -- Granparents, grandparents, grandparents -- Special Occasions -- 8 Surviving the older child -- Increased energy and nutrient requirements -- Sustained energy requirements -- Favourites -- Children's activity levels influence appetite -- Why older children can be fussy -- Helping children to understand why they have to eat certain types of food -- The older child's guide to trying new foods -- Establishing new habits -- No one likes being told what to do -- Managing takeaways and soft drink -- A gentle introduction to dining away from home-neighbourhood dinners -- School camps and sleep-overs -- Patterns of eating from school age to 18 years-Motivation for changing to healthy eating habits.

Disordered eating-Anorexia and obesity -- 9 Tips for shopping, cooking, lunchboxes and others -- Planning for the working family -- Happiness is a routine -- Menu planning helps with budgets, time management and food choices -- Grocery shopping -- Cooking -- School lunches -- About the authors -- Appendix -- Expected weight gains per year -- My child's food history -- Notes.