Tag Archives: picky eater

Following Through

My son has suddenly turned into a picky eater. He didn’t used to be, but lately he’s spent the majority of picking out all the things he claims he doesn’t like, which is just about everything. It’s become quite a battle at the dinner table. What’s worse, he’s decided he thinks he’s in charge and doesn’t have to listen to mom anymore. If she says, “No candy until you eat your dinner,” he simply says he’ll just have it anyway. Where did this stubborn streak come from anyway? You can’t win with him; he can argue with you for hours … Continue reading →

Even More Ways to Get a Toddler to Eat

Do you have a picky eater in your house? Some days I used to think that my children would waste away to nothing. But I refuse to be a short order cook or to serve them food that isn’t nutritionally balanced. So, here are more tricks and tips that have worked for my family and the family of some of my mom friends. Hopefully there is something in here that you can use if you have a picky toddler. Rabbit Wants His Carrot In the last post, I talked about how having Wall-E plate really helped get dinner devoured by … Continue reading →

Three Quick Parenting Tips

I never pass up an opportunity to get a magazine or book for free or for a few pennies. So when I walked into the library yesterday and saw this big old table with a big old sign, Magazines – 10 cents, I almost tripped over my feet getting to the table. I walked away with 5 bucks worth of magazines, some fairly new, including some Highlights for Kids, Ranger Rick, National Geographic Kids, and several others. I was fortunate to find about a dozen issues of babytalk which is good for you, dear readers, cause I get to share … Continue reading →

Picky Eater? Worried About Your Child’s Nutrition? 10 Tips to Get Them to Eat!

2. Let them help. They will be proud of how cool it was to be a part of making their meal, and more likely to eat it all up. Even just letting them get items out of the fridge or cupboards can get them excited about eating. 3. Choose what foods you know they love. Sneak in some other foods along with it, and see if they end up eating it! Everyone needs a good variety of fruits, vegetables, dairy and grains. Most kids get stuck on a few foods that they like, and won’t eat anything else. 4. Let … Continue reading →