Melanie R. Silverman MS, RD, IBCLC

04/22/2020

If you know new parents who have delivered babies during this pandemic and need breastfeeding support RIGHT NOW, call Pacify. I've spoken to moms who have left hospitals soon after birth and really need more help and they can't find it. They CAN have it---in about 30 seconds---from their smartphones. www.pacify.com

03/19/2019

The Pen Is Mightier than the Sword! Meet representatives of local and national advocacy groups. Learn about today's vital issues. Raise your voice by writing to the decision-makers who can make a difference in health, the environment, peace, human and civil rights, and education! No participating or...

03/03/2019

California's first Surgeon General. And she is a pediatrician! Dr. Nadine Burke Harrishttps://www.ted.com/talks/nadine_burke_harris_how_childhood_trauma_affects_health_across_a_lifetime?language=en

Childhood trauma isn’t something you just get over as you grow up. Pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris explains that the repeated stress of abuse, neglect and parents struggling with mental health or substance abuse issues has real, tangible effects on the development of the brain. This unfolds acros...

02/04/2019

Some solid resources if you are struggling with a picky eater. https://jillcastle.com/preschooler-nutrition/picky-eating-resources/

Parents of fussy eaters need picky eating resources to help their child move forward in eating. Here are 9 of the best picky eating resources around.

08/22/2018

This is a must watch.

07/10/2018

So worth the read.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/curiosity-and-the-prisoner

Regarding people as having lives of equal worth means recognizing each as having a common core of humanity. To see this humanity requires a willingness to ask people what it’s like to be in their shoes.

06/08/2018

If you have a picky eater, this course is definitely worth your time! Check it out.

https://www.ellynsatterinstitute.org/shop/shop/selfstudy/prevent-resolve-child-eeding-problems-abcs-child-feeding.html

05/05/2018

Do you have or know a teen picky eater? This article is EXCELLENT! Please read and share...https://offspring.lifehacker.com/what-to-do-when-your-picky-eater-is-a-teen-1825014128

What happens if your picky-eating child doesn’t grow out of it? What if you’re begging a 15-year-old to just taste a green vegetable? After all, by the time they’re adolescents, kids have spending money, autonomy, and access to plenty of junk food. So what is a parent supposed to do when the s...

03/19/2018

Sound advice about sweets. Look at the entire day...

How should I handle my child's sugar cravings? Learn how many sweets your child should have each day and how to manage the constant requests for sweets.

03/13/2018

Every new mom should have Pacify on her phone.

WASHINGTON, DC -- A DC based app company is helping to connect low-income moms with healthcare professionals to answer everything from questions about prenatal diets, to breastfeeding, to fevers. “It allows moms to press a button and connect instantly, sort of like Uber, to a national network of l...

03/07/2018

Excellent! Such an important read.

Do set a good example. Don’t even mention size or weight.

02/07/2018

Yay!

Thank you to the amazing WIC team at Howard University Hospital for another awesome training! These rockstars, who work to improve the lives of new parents every day, will now be providing Pacify's 24/7, free, and unlimited support to their new and expecting mamas!

01/25/2018

Mothers who breast-feed may be at reduced risk of diabetes, a new study reports.

01/18/2018

This has wonderful advice for parents. http://www.maryannjacobsen.com/2018/01/if-i-were-to-advise-kates-parents-from-this-is-us-on-food-and-feeding-heres-what-id-say/

In the TV show, This is Us, Kate struggles with weight and body image as an adult with flashbacks to her childhood. Here's feeding advice I'd give Kate's parents if I had the chance.

01/03/2018

Excellent.

These experts have two goals: to help people have better relationships with food, and to dismantle the diet-first mindset.

12/20/2017

A must see if you are a parent. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFpHZQq0qDQ

One of our nation's leading Childhood Nutrition Experts, Registered Dietitian Jill Castle explains the misconceptions people have about feeding their childre...

12/16/2017

Please ask your allergist about immunotherapy if you have a child with food allergies.

A treatment for kids with more than one dangerous food allergy shows promise in early trials, researchers say.