Feeding

Encouraging fussy eaters without mealtime battles

Picky eating is an incredibly common phase. The calmest path through it is to share the responsibility: you decide what is offered, and your child decides how much they eat.

Feeding

Keep offering without pressure

Children often need to see a new food many times before they will try it, and many more times before they like it. A food refused today is not a food refused f…

Feeding

Make the table a calm place

Pressure, bribery, and frustration all tend to backfire, teaching a child that mealtimes are stressful. A relaxed table, where eating is not forced and refusin…

Feeding

Let them get involved

Children are often more willing to eat food they feel some ownership of. Letting them help wash vegetables, stir a bowl, or serve themselves from a dish gives…

Feeding

Keep perspective

Toddlers' appetites swing wildly from day to day, and they often eat far less than we expect. Looking at what your child eats across a whole week, rather than…

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