Parents often tell me their child eats fine at home and comes back with a full lunchbox every day. That is not stubbornness and it is not a lie. The food did not change. The room did. Geena Schmidt, MS, OTR/L, on why the cafeteria beats a sensory-sensitive eater, and what to do about it.

Most morning meltdowns happen at the same point every day. Not randomly, and not because your child woke up in a mood. Occupational therapist Hannah Ibach explains how to find the one spot where your morning breaks, and why changing one thing works better than changing everything.

Most kids are carrying too much, and almost none of them are wearing the bag correctly. The fix takes five minutes at the kitchen table. Miss Sierra, an occupational therapist at Prairie Grit Therapy, walks through the weigh-in, the 10 percent rule, four fit checks, and what to pull out tonight. Weigh it on a Wednesday, not a Monday. Monday bags lie.