{"title":"Melanie Potock","description":"\u003cp\u003eMelanie Potock offers insightful guidance focused on nurturing healthy eating habits and fostering positive relationships with food in children. Her work blends practical advice with evidence-based strategies, making complex topics around childhood nutrition accessible and supportive for parents and caregivers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders interested in thoughtful approaches to parenting and family wellbeing will find her books valuable resources for creating responsive, nurturing environments that encourage children’s growth and happiness through mindful feeding practices.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"raising-a-healthy-happy-eater-a-parents-handbook-second-edition-by-nimali-fernando-9781615198757","title":"Raising a Healthy, Happy Eater: A Parent's Handbook, Second Edition","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePediatrician Nimali Fernando and feeding therapist Melanie Potock (aka Dr. Yum and Coach Mel) know the importance of giving your child the right start on their food journey—for good health, motor skills, and even cognitive and emotional development. In this updated, second edition of \u003cem\u003eRaising a Healthy, Happy Eater\u003c\/em\u003e, they explain how to expand your family's food horizons, avoid the picky eater trap, identify special feeding needs, and put joy back into mealtimes, with:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eThe latest research and advice tailored to every stage from newborn through school-age.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eNew guidance on pacifiers, thumb-sucking, feeding concerns, and barriers to eating well.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eHelpful insights on the sensory system, difficult mealtime behaviours, and everything from baby-led weaning to sippy cups.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eSeven \"passport stamps\" for modern parenting: joyful, compassionate, brave, patient, consistent, proactive, and mindful.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRaising a Healthy, Happy Eater\u003c\/em\u003e shows the way to lead your child on the path to adventurous eating. Grab your passport and go!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Affirm Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47432066105580,"sku":"9781615198757","price":35.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781615198757.jpg?v=1774556883"},{"product_id":"responsive-feeding-by-melanie-potock-9781615198368","title":"Responsive Feeding","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eParents are tired of struggling with their child at mealtimes. It's a familiar scene: Parent offers a spoon, loaded with nutritious food; Baby turns their head away and starts crying. Enter responsive feeding. Recommended by the US Dept of Health and Human Services and UNICEF, responsive feeding is learning how to read your baby's communication cues and your toddler's often-very-strong preferences (hello two-year-olds!) rather than feeding them a predetermined amount.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThink of responsive feeding as a dance. For parents, it's about engaging your baby, anticipating their moves, and taking turns to lead the choreography. The parent responds to baby's communication and baby responds to theirs. Because the parent is in-tune and present in the moment, they will connect and flow, making for a joyful experience!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUsing evidence-based strategies, feeding therapist Melanie Potock explains how to read your child's cues to ensure happy mealtimes with happy kids. \u003cem\u003eResponsive Feeding\u003c\/em\u003e is designed to answer the most common questions about feeding babies and toddlers up to age three. It also debunks myths while offering practical tips on making mealtimes joyful and less stressful. It teaches a no-nonsense, straight-forward approach to responsive feeding that's focused on nurturing trust and communication between parent and child.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Affirm Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47432188461292,"sku":"9781615198368","price":33.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781615198368.jpg?v=1774555543"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/melanie-potock.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}