I always remember the day my daughter Rebecca came home from preschool after the lesson about apples. At the time, she had many feeding issues including extreme picky eating and food aversion so I counted every calorie and worried about her intake constantly. She happily announced that it was Apple Day at school and she got to eat 3 kinds of apples and she had a new one that was now her favorite. Further, she had helped to make applesauce and it was so delicious. Maybe we could make applesauce too? Well, I honestly almost passed out from shock. Here was my picky eater trying new foods and wanting more? It really taught me an important lesson: kids with reflux will survive in school without mom, even the very underweight picky eater.

I will be thinking about all of the refluxers as a new school year begins. Let me know what successes and challenges you are facing at your school.