This mealtime 'division of labor' will change the way you eat meals with your toddler.
As expected, it's the parents' job to choose and prepare the food and to provide it during regular mealtimes at a consistent location. All that felt obvious. But according to Satter, it was also a fundamental role of parents to trust their children to determine how much they eat or even whether to eat at all.In just a few sentences, Satter made me realize all the things I was doing wrong.
I was making mealtimes a battleground, yet being completely lax with snacks all other hours of the day. I'd allow her to have a handful of raisins to keep her from whining while I was trying to cook, and after dinner, I wouldn't say no to her request for apple slices or an orange. I was failing at the what and when.
Satter also cued me into the things I was taking responsibility for that I shouldn't. It was not my job, for instance, to force my child to eat her vegetables — or to eat anything, for that matter. They were hard habits to break, but I trained myself to stop saying things like,"eat one more bite" or"you can't go play until you finish your plate," or"Won't you please just try this? I made it especially for you!"Provide regular meals and snacks.Be considerate of children's lack of food experience without catering to likes and dislikes.Let children grow up to get bodies that are right for them.They will learn to eat the food their parents eat.
Because Satter's point is that, if I keep holding up my end of the bargain, my kid will learn to hold up hers. Until then, she's still what most would consider a"picky eater," but, hey, that's not my responsibility.
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