New trick for getting my picky kiddo to eat her veggies:
I put all the music on my phone on random and whenever she wants me to skip a song she doesnβt like she has to eat some of her veggies first.
me eating an entire field of broccoli because Radio Gaga by Queen came on
(I was psychology tortured by that song when it was used to test the PA system on the cruise ship I worked on 24 hours a day for a whole week with no interruptions)
@Kolanaki @dadsplain oh no
Look into DOR (division of responsibility) food practices. Itβs designed to have a more positive relationship with food. So no bargaining, no gorging on sugars, more trust. Itβs hard to wrap your head around but itβs evidence based and works well for my kids who are at risk for poor food relationship with foods due to past traumas. Itβs suitable for any kids.
@hitmyspot @dadsplain I think that is kind of what weβve been doing. I didnβt know it was a named method. We donβt force her to finish her meals completely. She just needs some encouragement to improve the vegetable variety in her diet.
Its much more than just not forcing to finish, it thatβs where it starts. Inthibk for me it clicked when I started doing it and was still in the jabit s I had learned as a kid to finish your plate and I was telling elder kid at 5 to do ish his chips (fries). It occurred to me that I didnβt want him particularly to eat the fries. It was just bad habit.
Friends and strangers are shocked when my youngest who has a sweet tooth declines cake or ice cream when not hungry.
The concept is that by restricting it, it becomes a forbidden fruit kind of thing to consume when available. Making it more available (but still maintaining control of when and how much) allowsnthem to eat intuitively when needed. Also to never look at their nutrition through the lens of one meal but over a week. If they font eat their carrots today but have had plenty of fruit and vegetables over the last week, why stress?
Thatβs quite a trick without being tricky. I like it!
@Tolookah @dadsplain after dinner it turns into a kitchen dance off.
@fathermcgruder @dadsplain lmao this is fantastic
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Apparently images Mastodon replies donβt show up on Lemmy. The Cure was playing:
@CrimeDad @dadsplain And apparently the images in Lemmy replies donβt show up in Mastodon either lol. #Mastodon #Lemmy
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