Eating Out
There will be many occasions when you’ll take your child out to eat. Being preparing will make the experience more enjoyable.
Try to find out beforehand what facilities will be available at the restaurant you choose: if you are [...]
Treats And Rewards
Every parent knows that there are times when it is important either to reward good behavior or to offer a bribe in return for some form of cooperation.
Candy might seem like the most suitable reward, as it is always appreciated by children. [...]
Fast Foods
Try not to resort to fast food restaurants too often when you are out with your child and want to stop for something to eat. Most of the foods available in these restaurants – french fries, hamburgers, hot dogs, and sugary soft drinks – [...]
Eating Away From Home
A small baby can eat only what you give him, but an older child will have pronounced preferences about what he wants to eat, and the opportunity to follow them. There are likely to be more occasions when your child is eating outside the home, [...]
Keeping Mealtimes Relaxed
It is important to prevent family meals from becoming a battlefield for more generalized family conflict. The association between food and love can be very close, and arguments about food and eating can be associated with tensions over other [...]
Family and Social Eating
For many families, mealtimes are about much more than making sure everyone is fed; they are social occasions when all the members of the family sit down together, exchange news, and enjoy one another’s company. For a small child these times [...]
Feeding and Nutrition Preschool
Your preschooler will eat almost the same diet as you, and his dietary needs should be seen in the context of the eating habits of the whole family: you may even have taken the opportunity to improve your own diet as a result of considering [...]