interesting article in NYTimes about Toddlers & eating- here's a small tidbit

rs. Worobey said no child was ever forced to eat anything. If a little one does not like the class-made snack — and there is always someone who does not — he or she is offered two crackers instead. Mrs. Worobey said that most children went through a picky stage, and that parents often misinterpret it and overreact.

“Parents work really hard to prepare food for them, so they take it personally — they feel rejected by the child — when their children don’t like what they’ve made,” she said. “But it’s a natural stage for them to be in. If they were eating everything, we’d have even more of an obesity problem.”

For nutrition-conscious parents, Mrs. Worobey has some advice: toddlers tend not to like foods that are mushy or mixed together “because the one ingredient they don’t like just gave everything else the cooties.” Baby carrots are a good bet. Pureed dips and sauces work because children love to push the button on the blender. And introducing too many new foods at once is a big no-no.

Kate Boriack, a stay-at-home mother, said that her 4-year-old son, Matthew, did not eat a lot because he had acid reflux as a baby. But she said that Mrs. Worobey has a way of getting him to try fruits like grapes and cantaloupe. “She makes it sound like it’s really good, fun and tasty, but she doesn’t pressure them,” said Mrs. Boriack, who has recreated some of the snacks at home.

Re: interesting article in NYTimes about Toddlers & eating- here's a small tidbit

Was it in the paper or did you find it online? I would like to read the whole thing.

Re: interesting article in NYTimes about Toddlers & eating- here's a small tidbit

Just read it - great article that was in the NYT



ARTICLE