I offer choices--no more than 3 things to pick from, but ususally two. It makes my 5YO feel like he\'s driving the feeding process.
Cookie cutters are a good idea for sandwiches. It\'s more fun eating a t-rex or football PBJ than the standard square or triangle.
I\'m also not one of those you-better-clean-your-plate parents, and I don\'t think it\'s a good idea to force your kid to eat if they say they aren\'t hungry. Sometimes people--kids included--just don\'t want to eat even if the clock says it\'s time. Our pediatrician tells us to look at our kid\'s diet over a two week period to best evaluate how he\'s doing at the table. And as always, if the kid is peeing, pooping, and growing, everything is fine.
harry
· 3 years ago
We\'ve heard this phrase from the pediatrician as well. We tried it, but honestly our daugther went over a week and a half without even touching a single vegetable or fruit. I\'m impressed that works for some. Our daughter is anti-anything green, therefore we do the \"at least 3 bites of each thing on your plate rule\".
imsowitty
· 3 years ago
My 3 Y/O Nephew Spencer had a Serious thing with eating. While I was living there I made French fries Made up of Letters and I\'d line them up to spell a word. He would eat a letter say it and we would spell things out. And we would celebrate when he finished the word. Since then he\'s actually taken carrot sticks and made letters before he eats them. Fun AND Educational! *Note* Do not try this with broccoli, It just don\'t work, Unless the word is \"TTTTTT\"
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Cookie cutters are a good idea for sandwiches. It\'s more fun eating a t-rex or football PBJ than the standard square or triangle.
I\'m also not one of those you-better-clean-your-plate parents, and I don\'t think it\'s a good idea to force your kid to eat if they say they aren\'t hungry. Sometimes people--kids included--just don\'t want to eat even if the clock says it\'s time. Our pediatrician tells us to look at our kid\'s diet over a two week period to best evaluate how he\'s doing at the table. And as always, if the kid is peeing, pooping, and growing, everything is fine.