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I’ll definitely try this!! Although, between me, the husband and the kids, I don’t know how long it’ll last!

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you can certainly take his input on menu planning into consideration. often when my kids frown at say mashed potatoes, I’ll say "I know they aren’t your favorite way to eat potatoes, how would you like me to make them next time, then I let them mark on the calendar when we’re going to have them. kids should be taught that they aren’t the only taste buds in the house.

also, don’t pretend to eat the ravioli. eat it with him! the BEST way to get kids to eat is to eat what they eat, when they eat. at 2 your son is ready to eat the family meal, what ever that is. if he sees you really eating it, and really enjoying it, he will eventually try it.

as toddlers i think it’s important to connect food with energy. i would tell my boys that they needed to eat or they wouldn’t have energy to play. if they ate nothing, then they went straight to nap/bed, but if they ate/tried food, then they had enough energy to play again before bed/nap.

toddlers know when they’re hungry, but they won’t always slow down and eat when they’re hungry. they need your help to know when and how much to eat. finishing servings is never the priority, but eating enough to sustain their active play is.

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I do not personally agree with the "whether" nor do i entirely agree with the "how much" part. i know my kid needs to eat more than a couple bites before school. i also know that eating fruit only at breakfast is not the ideal morning meal. so i expect my kids to eat "enough" – and i determine that now while they’re young (because as you pointed out they aren’t capable of knowing what’s best for them to say prevent hunger during 1st period, or give their brain the protein/fat it needs to learn to read). I also expect my kids to eat more than one "food group" at a meal. there are foods that i don’t like. i can’t really embrace red, yellow, orange peppers, although i’ve been trying. curry spices, and spicy food in general is also something i don’t really like. but my point is, i want to be able to, and i want my kids to be able to be nourished by food, even if we don’t like it. assuming it’s the only food available and we’re in need of sustenance.

if a child doesn’t learn to sometimes eat a food even if they don’t really want it, then they can’t build that skill. when they are routinely choosing none "how much" they are still picking and choosing the foods they want out of the healthy meals that parents offer.

obviously i’m all for helping a child tune into the signals for hunger and satiety that their brain is sending, so that they can get the nutrients they need, and prevent over weight.

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Dunno about the hick in hickory…

Who put the ape in apricot?

As in, what makes the Hottentots so hot? Who put the ape in apricot? Whadda they got that I ain’t got? Courage!

okay- I’ll stop now…

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