Well, looking at my early entries to this blog, it appears I am a shill for selling stuff to parents and educators....sorry about that. It's just that I was sooo excited with these items and they really helped our daughter, I felt I had to share.
Now, how about a little life experience sharing (and nothing to buy! :)
Here is a calendar entry we especially liked "Don't be surprised if your favorite food at home tastes different when you eat it at someone else's house or in a restaurant. Sometimes it's good to try new foods."
With holiday and family gatherings getting closer, sometimes our kiddos have a very restricted diet. With picky eaters we used a two-pronged approach. Instead of putting a ton of food on a plate, we used a small cupcake baking tin (with about 6 cupcake places). The amount of food could be small and it didn't touch the other food....again, sometimes a big deal. We used this when our girls were smaller and just took the cupcake baking sheet with us to family homes.
Getting back to manners (instead of insisting on cleaning your plate) we also followed a policy of a "courtesy bite". You don't have to eat all the food placed in front of you, but you did have to take one bite. It was polite to show respect for the person providing the food and you might learn to like something you previously hated. This "courtesy bite" relieved many dining battles, because both you and the child know that once the bite is taken....another one isn't mandatory.
Our daughter would actually dry heave when she SAW whipped cream...let alone taste it. We implemented the courtesy bite policy (along with a container for her to throw up in...which she knew she was responsible for cleaning up). Eventually, over many, many tries, she learned to enjoy whipped cream and now wants to shoot it in her mouth from the can....just like her Dad. Makes a mother proud....but you better believe I am not complaining!
What things have worked with your picky eater?
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