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‗Five a day keeps the doctor away‘ is not such a<br />
realistic quote when your child won‘t even so much<br />
as touch a pea, or look at a carrot is it? Now I‘m sure<br />
you will all agree when I say that most parents fear<br />
that time in their lives when their child will say no to<br />
veg. They will dread the day that their child groans<br />
at the mention of dinner and worry about their child<br />
leaving the fruit in their lunch box. Am I right? Well<br />
have no fear, fussy eater tips are here!<br />
These eight tips will keep you on the road to raising<br />
a happy, healthy child with no<br />
issues with fruit or vegetables what<br />
-so-ever.<br />
TIP ONE- The environment that<br />
the child eats in needs to be<br />
relaxed. There is nothing more offputting<br />
for a child than knowing<br />
dinner time means pressure time.<br />
It has been scientifically proven,<br />
that children who face less<br />
obligation to eat their fruit and<br />
vegetables, eat more than that of a<br />
child who is forced and pressured<br />
into doing so. So that‘s tip one,<br />
make dinner time enjoyable and<br />
not a chore.<br />
TIP TWO- You are NOT a<br />
personal chef. The final decision<br />
on what is eaten for dinner should<br />
primarily be down to the parents.<br />
If a child kicks up a fuss about<br />
what is for dinner, this should be<br />
ignored. Dinner should be given to<br />
the child as normal and he/she will<br />
soon learn that they cannot control<br />
the situation.<br />
TIP THREE- Eat together. In this<br />
day and age it has become<br />
increasingly popular to eat dinner<br />
round the television on the sofa.<br />
With parents finishing work at<br />
different times it seems to be more<br />
of an everyday struggle to eat<br />
How to Cope with a<br />
Fussy Eating Toddler<br />
dinner together. However, when a child is sat<br />
around a table with people that he/she trusts then<br />
they will feel more comfortable in eating the same<br />
food as it will look normal. If it is too much of a<br />
struggle to get sat down at the same time, why not<br />
invite some of your child‘s friends round? A child<br />
will be a lot more likely to eat up their greens if they<br />
see their friend doing so across the table!<br />
TIP FOUR- Make an effort to reward good eating<br />
habits. Now this does not mean if your son or
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