How to Feed: Outsmart Picky Eaters

Once your figure out what to feed your children, you might have a hard time getting them to eat it.  Feeding babies is the easiest stage because most accept a wide variety of food.  But around 18 months to 2 years of age things can change overnight. 

Toddlers are notorious for rejecting food and begging for their favorites while preschoolers and school-aged children can be finicky as well.  Even though it’s a normal part of development, this lengthy stage can rattle even the most patient parent.  What parents don’t realize is that how they feed their picky eater can make all the difference in the world, not only in terms of parental sanity but for the future health and well-being of their child.

Before you do anything you’ll need to refine your feeding strategy.  Here we use the Ellyn Satter Division of Responsibility which you can learn more about by referring to these articles:

-The #1 Feeding Mistake Parents Make

-How to Prevent or Fix (most) Childhood Feeding Problems    

-Book Review: Child of Mine: Feeding with Love and Good Sense

 Get the timing and planning of meals perfected:

-5 Reasons Kids and Parents Thrive on Planned Mealtimes

-5 Reasons Moms should Rethink Food Handouts

 Get your children to tune in to their natural hunger and satiety signals to help prevent unnecessary weight gain now and later in life:

-5 Times you Never Want to Feed Your Kids

-Why Every Parent Needs A Feeding Strategy

-Book Review: Your Child’s Weight, Helping without Harming

 There’s still more, check out another vital aspect of raising healthy eaters — how to be a healthy role model for your children.

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