{"id":1391,"date":"2016-01-22T18:17:39","date_gmt":"2016-01-22T18:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/?p=1391"},"modified":"2016-01-25T22:00:06","modified_gmt":"2016-01-25T22:00:06","slug":"wondering-how-to-get-your-child-to-eat-read-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/2016\/01\/wondering-how-to-get-your-child-to-eat-read-this\/","title":{"rendered":"Wondering how to get your child to eat? Read this."},"content":{"rendered":"
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There’s a lot of “picky eating” talk happening over here and\u00a0I’m not quite sure\u00a0how this blog post is only coming out now!\u00a0\u00a0 It’s probably one of the most important things a parent should know, yet I’ve neglected to share it.\u00a0\u00a0 We’ll chalk it up to mommy brain, how about that? \ud83d\ude42<\/div>\n

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Parents with “picky eaters” are asking the wrong question.<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Myself included!\u00a0 When I first chat with moms like you (and the old me), 90% of the time their question is “how do I get my child to eat [insert food here]<\/em>“?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It’s an expected question, because our goal as parents is to nourish our children, and we do that with good food.\u00a0 So when our little one’s diet consists of plain pasta, crackers and cheese as staples, it’s natural that we worry.\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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However, asking the question “how do I get my child to eat X<\/em>?” triggers a host of reactions from parents that could fuel the fire at mealtimes.\u00a0 For instance, if we want our toddler to eat more greens we may sneak them into sauces, muffins, smoothies, etc.\u00a0 For some children who are less adventurous at meals, if they\u00a0see a speckle of spinach in their meatballs it’s game over.\u00a0 He will push the plate away and potentially lose trust.\u00a0 The next time we make\u00a0meatballs, chances are he will be looking for a speck of green or not want them at all.<\/div>\n

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Heck, I wish someone told ME this a few years ago when I was the stressed out mom on the other side of the table.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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Our goal should not be to get <\/span>our child to eat X, Y, Z. <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Our goal should be to teach our little ones how to enjoy<\/span> eating in itself. <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
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Unfortunately (and fortunately) we can not control<\/strong> goal #1.\u00a0\u00a0 Out little ones will decide how much to eat and what they will eat (unless we push them, which can be tough on everyone and exhausting).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>We can however\u00a0control goal #2.\u00a0 Changing the eating environment to make meals more enjoyable is much easier for us to do, and has positive long-term effects. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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So when you sit down for dinner tonight, change your mindset around meals for a moment.\u00a0 Tell yourself that the goal is for her (or him) to just enjoy being at the table<\/strong>.\u00a0 You might be surprise at the result!\u00a0 There are a number of ways to inject enjoyment and remove stress from your meals, and that’s the foundation on which the The Picky Eater Protocol<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0is built.<\/div>\n
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**Caveat: Every child is different, and so is every parent.\u00a0 Our Sienna’s genetic condition <\/a>is linked to\u00a0a diminished appetite and oral motor\/chewing delays, so we couldn’t rely on her hunger cues entirely.\u00a0 Sometimes she needs an extra nudge in a non-forceful way to eat.\u00a0\u00a0 We were told that if our daughter didn’t eat or grow sufficiently, she would need to have a surgical gastronomy tube inserted.\u00a0 Now, when a parent hears “your child must eat or else…” it’s pretty tough to sit back and relinquish control.\u00a0 After all, she was<\/em> one of those children who would starve themselves to avoid discomfort.\u00a0 If your little one ‘must’ eat due to medical concerns, etc. it’s so important that you recruit the help of a feeding therapist or specialist.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“How do I get my child to eat?” – this is the question we all desperately ponder when we have a “picky eater” at home, but it is actually the wrong question to ask. Here’s the best advice I can give any parent who finds mealtimes are a battle. Advice that I wish someone had shared with me when I was asking the same question.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[97,20],"tags":[120,17,115,28,118,119],"yoast_head":"\nWondering how to get your child to eat? 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