Dinner Time, Fight or Feast?
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encoded: Mums, dads, parents of any kind, read on! Is your mealtime affected by that hard-to-deal-with phenomenon The Picky Eater? No fun, right? Debates, bribes, promises, anger…none of it works; in fact it makes things worse. You dread dinner time. So what to do? First of all, take a deep breath. You’re not alone. Pizza is a family favourite How it used to be Today’s world and lifestyle leave us so busy that simple, old-fashioned routines like family meal time are rapidly vanishing from our social life. Being busy affects how we eat, what we eat, where we eat and how we deal with Picky Eaters. Our parents were strict, had a lot less money and far more time. They didn’t have to reply to emails 24/7 and there were no ads on TV or fast food chains to influence their brood. A classic line at the dinner table 30 odd years ago? “Eat up. There are children starving in Africa.” And so we did. End of story. Today’s reality It’s not that easy anymore. We have no tools for this behaviour; we are the first generation of ‘democratic parents,’ allowing our kids to speak up and be opinionated but no manual was handed to us. So what can we do? Simple changes that work, that’s what we can do. It will require some willpower on your end but the results will be so worth it, you’ll be glad you persevered. Be strong in your suit of armour and resist your pint-sized soldier! Facts first Medical research shows that humans, including children can go without food for around 17 days before real serious things start to happen. Fluids is a different game; the human body doesn’t work well without liquids(1,2,3). Two or three days without a drink can be detrimental. Now this is where it gets tough…it’s within our human ‘nurturing’ instinct that we feel our kids should eat. Even if it’s only a bowl of cereal (instead of a proper dinner), we ‘need’ to know we’re not sending our offspring to bed feeling hungry. That’s where the Picky Eater is powerful, playing that emotion like a finely-tuned piano. Master…
content: Mums, dads, parents of any kind, read on! Is your mealtime affected by that hard-to-deal-with phenomenon The Picky Eater? No fun, right? Debates, bribes, promises, anger…none of it works; in fact it makes things worse. You dread dinner time. So what to do? First of all, take a deep breath. You’re not alone. Pizza is a family favourite How it used to be Today’s world and lifestyle leave us so busy that simple, old-fashioned routines like family meal time are rapidly vanishing from our social life. Being busy affects how we eat, what we eat, where we eat and how we deal with Picky Eaters. Our parents were strict, had a lot less money and far more time. They didn’t have to reply to emails 24/7 and there were no ads on TV or fast food chains to influence their brood. A classic line at the dinner table 30 odd years ago? “Eat up. There are children starving in Africa.” And so we did. End of story. Today’s reality It’s not that easy anymore. We have no tools for this behaviour; we are the first generation of ‘democratic parents,’ allowing our kids to speak up and be opinionated but no manual was handed to us. So what can we do? Simple changes that work, that’s what we can do. It will require some willpower on your end but the results will be so worth it, you’ll be glad you persevered. Be strong in your suit of armour and resist your pint-sized soldier! Facts first Medical research shows that humans, including children can go without food for around 17 days before real serious things start to happen. Fluids is a different game; the human body doesn’t work well without liquids(1,2,3). Two or three days without a drink can be detrimental. Now this is where it gets tough…it’s within our human ‘nurturing’ instinct that we feel our kids should eat. Even if it’s only a bowl of cereal (instead of a proper dinner), we ‘need’ to know we’re not sending our offspring to bed feeling hungry. That’s where the Picky Eater is powerful, playing that emotion like a finely-tuned piano. Master…
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