In this article, I explore reasons why some toddlers struggle with sitting at the table for meals. And I offer two strategies which will help. Look out for my free 'toddler dining chair checklist'!
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The social benefits of meals 'Family Style'
Serving food 'family style' is a great strategy for picky eaters - in this post I explore how it has other benefits for your child besides helping them access a more varied diet.
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Give your child the gift of self-regulation
Self-regulation, in relation to food and eating*, is the process whereby we listen our bodies' cues; eating because we are hungry and stopping because we are full. Put simply, our bodies send signals to our brains which the brain translates into actions (the choice to eat or stop eating). This is actually an extremely complex and subtle system .
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Have you experienced menu shrinkage?
Menu shrinkage. the phenomenon whereby parents play it safe and find themselves serving fewer and fewer different meals to their fussy eater. On the one hand, who wouldn't want to keep meals conflict-free and have their children eating happily? On the other hand, it's a case of prioritising a short term win over long term gain.
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Toddlers - feed them the same as the rest of the family!
My last post was all about what research tells us about the importance of eating together as a family whenever possible. When I came across a study earlier this week about the impact of feeding children the same meal as the rest of the family, it seemed like the ideal follow on. Eat together - eat the same.
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