When I shared my love for Elizabeth Pantley’s book, The No Cry Sleep Solution, and how it helped us teach our children to sleep through the night, I had no idea that she might see my review. A couple of days after the post was published, I received a lovely email… from Elizabeth Pantley.
You guys, I almost died. Seriously.
Here is the woman who brought sleep back to our home with one book, not once… but FOUR times. I am very passionate about sleep and I. Love. Her. So, when I got this email, I had to pick myself up off the floor.
She gave me a fabulous opportunity to read her newest book, The No-Cry Picky Eater Solution: Gentle Ways to Encourage Your Child to Eat and Eat Healthy
As with all of her books, The No-Cry Picky Eater Solution
A couple of the suggestions I put into practice immediately were to have a “two-bite rule” and to let the children fix their own plates. Previously, we always prepared the children’s food and then called them to the table. By putting the children in control of what is on their plates, we have seen fewer arguments.
The one thing that stuck with me the most was to think about your child’s eating habits over the course of the week. Don’t stress so much over meal to meal or even on a single day. Think more in terms of what they are getting within several days and strive for balanced nutrition that way.
Wow. I felt like a boulder was lifted from my shoulders.
I think you will find this book offers some new suggestions along with great reminders for having your child eat a well-balanced diet. The recipes at the end of the book will prepare you with the tools you need to get started right away, transitioning into more nutritious and less stressful meal times.
Buy it!
The No-Cry Picky Eater Solution: Gentle Ways to Encourage Your Child to Eat and Eat Healthy
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Come back during the Mommy Time Facebook Party on Tuesday, May 15th for the giveaway!!!
OH dinnertime. A few weeks ago after an exceptionally stressful dinner that ended up with me AND the kid in tears I gave up. Washed my hands of it. I changed the rules. I put on his plate what we are eating. Dessert included (yogurt, applesauce or a nilla wafer…stuff like that). He eats what he wants. I don’t ask him to take a bite of anything. We don’t talk about the food or eating or anything meal related at all. We talk about what he did at school and weekend plans and things like that and it has SAVED dinnertime for me. He’s so distracted by the conversation he eats things that we have BEGGED and pleaded for him to eat before. It’s been glorious. If he doesn’t eat anything? Fine. He will eat in the morning. After 30 minutes, what’s not eaten gets cleared away and we move on to another activity. It’s been GLORIOUS.
Thank is wonderful, Brandy. I think it really is about finding what works for YOUR family. Hope this new approach keeps your meal times peaceful for a LOOOONG time. 🙂
My daughter normally eats ok. Of course, for a 3 year-old, I won’t expect her to love everything I put on the table. Lately she’s been quite picky and won’t touch yams she loved before), tomato (and loves ketchup), greens in general (only cucumber and it must be peleed and not sliced, please). However, if I give her peanut butter sandwich she will take it with no protests, lol. Eggs? Scrambled. I bought these cut hard boiled eggs molds to make star/heart eggs and she did not even touched them.
My mantra? It’s a phase and shall will pass!
Veggies are the struggle with one and meat with the other…
My daughter is chanting — “I won’t eat dead animals!!” Oh, boy!
LIVER!! LOL…My oldest is not a big meat eater so I think I can say prettty confidently she will never eat liver! LOL
My boys will never eat spinach or asparagus — I have tried! :/ They are two of my fave veggies…
My 4 yr old son refuses any veggies!!
I don’t think my oldest will ever eat bread (that’s not covered in cinnamon and sugar) !
Veggies…oye
Thanks for this giveaway! My daughter is a super picky eater so I’m always looking for new ways to get her to eat.
This is a hard one because it changes by the day here but I would say strawberries.
I think my kids will never eat salad….they like everything cooked.