![]() I am both excited and honored to be writing a review for author Johanna Cormack's book War & Peas. Jo and I met via Twitter through our common interest in picky eating. Jo's interest in picky eating is a personal one. As a therapist who worked with clients having eating disorders, she began to notice the parallel between them and her own children with regard to food battles. Both seemed to use food to challenge boundaries and attempt control. Because of this, Jo began to research ways of getting through the emotional side of food battles and her approach, Emotionally Aware Feeding {EAF} was born. War & Peas is unique in that it doesn't focus on WHAT you should feed your child but HOW to feed your child in a way that preserves their emotional well-being and allows you to maintain your sanity by avoiding struggles at the table and around food. EAF is a program that resembles the Division of Responsibility but with more explanation of research, psychological theory and therapeutic principals. It gives the WHY and the HOW, is written in parent friendly terms with clear steps and will also appeal to the professional looking for more "proof" as to why they should begin using EAF with clients. War & Peas promises not only to help families end the battle with picky eating but also to explore a parent's own feelings about food that might be adding to how things play out at the table with their own children. Jo cautions the reader that if they aren't ready to explore this, then perhaps they should put the book aside and explore that concept with in other ways or, perhaps, with a therapist. Refreshing to have such an honest, straight forward approach that looks at the entire situation and not just what is going into {or not into} the child's mouth. Outstanding Features:
Final Thoughts War & Peas is a unique, refreshing and well rounded resource on picky eating that I believe will assist countless families and therapists who are dealing with children who have eating challenges. Although the book is not specifically geared toward those who have children with selective eating, the EAF principles will also be an excellent fit for them as they progress through the various stages of their journey. An important thing to remember, when following any program, is that each family is unique and will need to take the foundational aspects of the program and make it their own. Because of it's design, War & Peas makes this an easy to implement concept. Buy It War & Peas is now available on Amazon in both Kindle and paperback forms. If you'd like more information on EAF, join Jo's community on Twitter or visit her website. Until next time, keep growing and blooming! Jen
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