Adults often mistakenly think toddlers need to eat the left image… The right is actually more realistic! It’s useless and even unhealthy to try and make your toddler finish their plate if they’re already full!Source: Click here for more from @kids.eat.in.color
But Don’t Forget: You’re Still the Boss!
Instead of denying a request for junk food, or worse, giving in to your child’s nagging persistence, try finding a creative in-between. Your child will feel that their request has been fulfilled, while still learning to love healthy food.Source: Click here for more from @kids.eat.in.color
Don’t Judge!
Jennifer says we often judge other parents who are just doing their best to cope with picky eaters, kids with illnesses or allergies, relationship problems, money problems, stress, sleep deprivation, access to food problems, etc. We should take a break from judging each other so much!Source: Click here for more from @kids.eat.in.color
The Perfect Candy Strategy
The heart desires what it can’t have… If you deny candy completely to your children, they’ll obsess over it and want to eat it whenever they have access. If you give them just a little in combination with other healthy foods, they’ll learn that really, there’s nothing all that special about candy!Source: Click here for more from @kids.eat.in.color
Toddler Portion Sizes
Jennifer encourages parents not to always go “by the book” and serve the official 1-tablespoon-per-year serving size to their toddlers. Various quantities are appropriate depending on your toddler’s mood and physical state… So it’s better to adapt to them than impose anything.Source: Click here for more from @kids.eat.in.color
