Most of us haven’t been in a sitcom-style, hurl-mashed-potatoes-across-the-room kind of food fight, but I’ll bet most of us have been in fights about food with our kids. There are so many potential conflicts here, from picky eating to table manners. The goal of this two part series is to help make eating with your kids a positive experience—with a lot of great ideas from moms on the front lines. In this first episode, we’ll talk about two potential battles: picky eating and house rules about what types of food you eat. In part two, we’ll talk about battles over when kids eat—especially snacks—and how kids eat—how they act at the table.
Resources Mentioned in this Episode:
Podcasts:
Your Picky Eater, What Fresh Hell Podcast
Baby Food, Our Parents Did What? Podcast
The Beast Hiding in Your Pantry, Didn’t I Just Feed You? Podcast
Books:
Bringing Up Bebe, by Pamela Druckerman
French Kids Eat Everything, by Karen Le Billon
Green Eggs and Ham, by Dr. Seuss
Bread and Jam for Frances, by Russell and Lillian Hoban
I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato, by Lauren Child
Video Clip:
There’s a Party In My Tummy, Yo Gabba Gabba
Workshop:
How She Moms Meal-Planning Workshop