Thank you, Sarah! Another very helpful video for families. I think it is so important to avoid making a big deal of food if they not keen at first. Making a big deal of it and drawing negative attention to picky eating just grow the picky eating problem, in my experience. In my kindergarten group, a good handful of children initially did not like the spelt buns we make; I hardly mentioned it, and soon they were imitating all the others and asking for more, or at least increasing the amount they ate with very little adult guidance if any!
Thank you for this video on this subject. Lots of good advice. The only thing I might disagree on is how your second child was less picky because his German carer was stricter. I grew up in france in the 80’s. we have a very strong culture with food. Children are expected to eat almost as adults from a very young age. Me and my sister were treated exactly the same regarding food, yet as the first born i was always a picky eater until my teenage years. My sister was never and always ate a lot more. I know many families who raise different children the same way and yet their children all have very different relation to food. As a child my parents always refused to give me other foods if I didn’t want to eat diner but as i had aversions to several foods, i would often go to bed hungry, not sleep well and feel terrible and tired all day at school. My daughter is very much like me. I have decided to give her the choice of foods on the dinner table. (I love the idea or choosing portions including fairy drop! Thank you for this!). But if she really doesn’t like anything i made, she is allowed to have porridge, or a cheese sandwich. Maybe your 2 sons just had different temperament and different “sensations” about foods simply? Warm regards .
Aurelie Coussement Thanks for your thoughtful comment. That is entirely possible! I just always attributed the difference in my two sons to the fact that I catered to my older son’s pickiness, while my younger son was expected to try and eat all the foods that were offered to him. But it certainly could be that they simply had different temperaments.
Thanks for this video. Our 2.5 year old son loves eating and frequently runs to the fridge for something else to eat. I don't mind so much, but it does get overwhelming at times. He will also bring out many different foods throughout a meal, for example maybe for breakfast he will want toast with almond butter, fruit, then remember we have cereal and want that too, then another type fruit, maybe some nuts and dried fruit, etc. All of a sudden I will look at the table and see that he has a....
(Cont from previous post)...handful of plates and is eating some of everything. Another thing we struggle with is keeping him at the table. He takes a bite, runs off to play, comes back. I would love to keep him at the table and encourage him to stay, but sometimes that creates a power struggle and like you said, that's not ideal. Any advice? Thanks in advance!
When my daughter was little, if she got up from the table, we began to put her food away. When she threw a fit, we said "If you get up from the table, we think your all done and will clean up." It only took one time of doing this for her to realize if she wanted to eat, she needed to sit and stay until done.
My 14 month old daughter is a finicky eater. Whenever I would try to get her to eat something new, it would turn into an unpleasant experience for both of us. One trick that has worked for us is that when I am preparing food, she likes to be on my hip in a side sling and watching what I am doing. Occasionally she will let me slip a new food in her mouth to try. I prefer her to eat only at the table, but this has allowed me to give her foods that she would not try while sitting down for meals.
@citychick76 I’m the same way, I would prefer her to eat everything sitting but sometimes I sneak in a bite standing to try it sneak in extra calories like a spoonful of peanut or walnut butter
Thank you, Sarah! Another very helpful video for families. I think it is so important to avoid making a big deal of food if they not keen at first. Making a big deal of it and drawing negative attention to picky eating just grow the picky eating problem, in my experience. In my kindergarten group, a good handful of children initially did not like the spelt buns we make; I hardly mentioned it, and soon they were imitating all the others and asking for more, or at least increasing the amount they ate with very little adult guidance if any!
Thank you for this video on this subject. Lots of good advice. The only thing I might disagree on is how your second child was less picky because his German carer was stricter. I grew up in france in the 80’s. we have a very strong culture with food. Children are expected to eat almost as adults from a very young age. Me and my sister were treated exactly the same regarding food, yet as the first born i was always a picky eater until my teenage years. My sister was never and always ate a lot more. I know many families who raise different children the same way and yet their children all have very different relation to food. As a child my parents always refused to give me other foods if I didn’t want to eat diner but as i had aversions to several foods, i would often go to bed hungry, not sleep well and feel terrible and tired all day at school. My daughter is very much like me. I have decided to give her the choice of foods on the dinner table. (I love the idea or choosing portions including fairy drop! Thank you for this!). But if she really doesn’t like anything i made, she is allowed to have porridge, or a cheese sandwich. Maybe your 2 sons just had different temperament and different “sensations” about foods simply? Warm regards .
Aurelie Coussement Thanks for your thoughtful comment. That is entirely possible! I just always attributed the difference in my two sons to the fact that I catered to my older son’s pickiness, while my younger son was expected to try and eat all the foods that were offered to him. But it certainly could be that they simply had different temperaments.
It could be one or the other or a little bit of both probably ;)
Love love love this!! Thank you!!
Thanks for this video. Our 2.5 year old son loves eating and frequently runs to the fridge for something else to eat. I don't mind so much, but it does get overwhelming at times. He will also bring out many different foods throughout a meal, for example maybe for breakfast he will want toast with almond butter, fruit, then remember we have cereal and want that too, then another type fruit, maybe some nuts and dried fruit, etc. All of a sudden I will look at the table and see that he has a....
(Cont from previous post)...handful of plates and is eating some of everything. Another thing we struggle with is keeping him at the table. He takes a bite, runs off to play, comes back. I would love to keep him at the table and encourage him to stay, but sometimes that creates a power struggle and like you said, that's not ideal. Any advice? Thanks in advance!
When my daughter was little, if she got up from the table, we began to put her food away. When she threw a fit, we said "If you get up from the table, we think your all done and will clean up." It only took one time of doing this for her to realize if she wanted to eat, she needed to sit and stay until done.
My 14 month old daughter is a finicky eater. Whenever I would try to get her to eat something new, it would turn into an unpleasant experience for both of us. One trick that has worked for us is that when I am preparing food, she likes to be on my hip in a side sling and watching what I am doing. Occasionally she will let me slip a new food in her mouth to try. I prefer her to eat only at the table, but this has allowed me to give her foods that she would not try while sitting down for meals.
@citychick76 I’m the same way, I would prefer her to eat everything sitting but sometimes I sneak in a bite standing to try it sneak in extra calories like a spoonful of peanut or walnut butter