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Speaking of Health & Wellness: The Podcast | Supporting Kids’ Picky Eating + Neurodevelopment

by Shandy Watters (formerly Laskey), M.A., CCC-SLP, FNTP

Speaking of Health & Wellness: The Podcast is for parents of children with complex picky eating, developmental delays, and neurodevelopmental conditions, including autism, ADHD, PANS/PANDAS, Down syndrome, and more. Hosted by integrative SLP and Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Shandy Watters (formerly Laskey), this podcast explores holistic nutrition, feeding, development, behavior, and nervous system regulation, offering practical guidance to help parents navigate mealtimes, support their child’s well-being, and nurture meaningful progress.

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S2 | 5. PICKY EATING SERIES: Anxiety, the Nervous System, & Your Child's Complex Picky Eating

My new online course, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Naturally Navigating Picky Eating⁠⁠⁠⁠, for parents of children with complex picky eating (with and without developmental conditions), is OPEN fo

May 17 2024
20 min

S2 | 4. PICKY EATING SERIES: Is Your Child’s Picky Eating Driving You Crazy? The Importance of Staying Neutral...

My new online course, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Naturally Navigating Picky Eating⁠⁠⁠⁠, for parents of children with complex picky eating (with and without developmental conditions), is OPEN fo

May 16 2024
18 min

S2 | 3. PICKY EATING SERIES: How to “Meet Your Child Where They Are” During Mealtimes

My new online course, ⁠⁠⁠Naturally Navigating Picky Eating⁠⁠⁠, for parents of children with complex picky eating (with and without developmental conditions), is OPEN for

May 15 2024
29 min

S2 | 2. PICKY EATING SERIES: Instilling Confidence in Your Picky Eater

My new online course, ⁠⁠Naturally Navigating Picky Eating⁠⁠, for parents of children with complex picky eating, with and without developmental conditions, is OPEN for enr

May 14 2024
22 min

S2 | 1. PICKY EATING SERIES: Reframing the Goal of Mealtimes

The podcast is back! AND... My new online course, ⁠Naturally Navigating Picky Eating⁠, is OPEN for enrollment! ⁠CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE & ENROLL TODAY!⁠ ------ Have yo

May 13 2024
22 min

Professional & Personal Update: What's Happening Behind the Scenes of Speaking of Health & Wellness

The podcast is back! AND... My new online course, Naturally Navigating Picky Eating, is OPEN for enrollment! CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE & ENROLL TODAY! If you enroll this

May 13 2024
29 min

15. Autism & Complex Picky Eating: Underlying Causes and Strategies for Support

In this final episode of Season 1 of Speaking of Health & Wellness: The Podcast, I'm covering autism and complex picky eating using my signature © Complex Picky Eating Pa

May 11 2021
1 h 24 min

14. Autism Awareness, Acceptance, and Action: It's Okay to Have Mixed Feelings

Autism Awareness, Acceptance, and Action...Can they coexist? I believe so!  In Episode 14, I'm covering the diagnostic criteria and rising rates of autism spectrum disor

Apr 26 2021
1 h 30 min

13. Three Skills All Kids Need Before Developing Language: "Prelinguistic Skills"

In Episode 13 I'm covering 3 prelinguistic skills that all children need to develop before developing language: 1. JOINT ATTENTION; 2. IMITATION; & 3. SYMBOLIC PLAY Thi

Apr 20 2021
27 min

12. Five Nutrients for a Healthy Brain & Which Foods to Find Them in

As the title shares, Episode 12 covers 5 nutrients for a healthy brain, not just for development and but also for general brain health! I share which foods to find these

Apr 13 2021
48 min

11. Traumatic Brain Injuries, Leaky Brain-Leaky Gut, and Picky Eating...What's the Connection?

Traumatic Brain Injuries, "Leaky Brain-Leaky Gut", and Picky Eating...What's the Connection? You may have heard of "leaky gut - leaky brain" but have you heard it the ot

Apr 6 2021
1 h 10 min

10. Could Your Child’s Physical and Behavioral Symptoms Be Caused By the Food They’re Eating?

Could your child’s physical and behavioral symptoms be caused by the food they’re eating? There are a number of ways that foods can impact children's health, physically a

Mar 23 2021
59 min

9. Gluten Free, Casein Free Diets (GFCF) For Kids with Complex Picky Eating and/or Developmental Conditions - Answering FAQs

Episode 9 builds onto the information shared in previous episodes re: complex picky eating and neurodevelopmental delays and disorders being whole body conditions, as wel

Mar 16 2021
55 min

8. Is the Gluten Free, Casein Free Diet (GFCF) "All or Nothing?" What Happens if They Eat a Little Bit?

Episode 8 builds onto the information shared in previous episodes re: complex picky eating and neurodevelopmental delays and disorders being whole body conditions, as wel

Mar 9 2021
53 min

7. GFCF Diets, Picky Eating, Autism, & Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders...What's the Connection?

We're covering the basics like what gluten and casein are exactly, the GFCF diet and exploring some of the research around it, as well as some thoughts you may want to co

Mar 2 2021
1 h 00 min

6. How "Gut Health" Impacts Your Child's Health and Development

"Gut Health", "The Gut-Brain Connection", "Gut-Brain Axis", etc. has been gaining more attention in the last decade, and understandably so! It's so important to our overa

Feb 23 2021
44 min

5. Exploring Autism & Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders as Whole Body Conditions

The title says it all! In this episode we're exploring autism spectrum disorders and other neurodevelopmental disorders (like ADHD, childhood apraxia of speech, global de

Feb 16 2021
39 min

4. Is Your Child's Picky Eating a Developmental Phase or a More Complex Issue?

Welcome to Episode 4, where I'm discussing picky eating. We're covering what's "normal" vs. what's not, and when to know if your child's picky eating is a typical stage o

Feb 9 2021
52 min

3. Holistic Nutrition and BioIndividuality: No "One-Size Fits All" Diet

We're exploring the concepts of holistic nutrition and bioindividuality. I discuss the various nutrition professionals and their titles, and how varying nutrition paradig

Feb 8 2021
48 min

2. How My Chronic Illness Was a Catalyst to a Career Change...The Story of ‘Speaking of’ - PART 2

Episode 2 is Part 2 of a two part story about how my chronic illness was a catalyst to career change, and how Speaking of Health & Wellness came to be! Be sure to listen

Jan 26 2021
1 h 14 min

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