reader’s happy ending to sugary cereal quandry…
Here is a great story from a reader. I love how she dealt with this tricky cereal situation! It can be extra hard when parents have different ideas about what to serve. Notice it took a year, but D trusted her boys, did her job of providing balance and not fighting the battles… What are your success stories? A happy ending to my sugar cereal woes. . . Background: hubby eats sugar cereals for breakfast and buys them regularly for our boys, who were turning up their noses at everything...
Read MoreSchools contribute to shame and craving of “forbidden foods”
More insanity with the schools around food… It is getting worse, people. When it happens to your child, please make a stand and tell the schools it’s not OK… My daughter’s school is a “sweet-free zone”. There is even a poster in one of the classes that shows a cupcake with a big slash through it and a big declaration, “This is a sweet-free zone!” M came home the other day confused as to why Mrs. W. was giving the other teachers brownies, but not...
Read Morereader’s happy ending to sugary cereal quandry…
This was sent to me by a reader who followed my sugary cereal battles last year. I am happy to report, that the issue is also resolved in our home as well. I love getting these kinds of emails from parents who are able to stick it out and not pressure with eating. It is so, so hard sometimes! Parents, will you share your stories of patience paying off to inspire others? “A happy ending to my sugar cereal woes. . . Background: hubby eats sugar cereals for breakfast and buys them regularly...
Read MoreMyPlate? Kids say, “My way!”
I originally posted about this on my FB page and wanted to share a few of the comments. Come join us! Lots of fun tips and support from other parents! One day last week M ate basically no protein. She did have milk with lunch, but I noticed the absence of protein otherwise. (I am so happy I don’t have to harp on her at every meal to “get” the protein in since we follow the Division of Responsibility. Every meal and snack had a protein offered, but she gets to chose it– or...
Read Morebanning Coke at a children’s hospital, one mom’s letter
Hi Katja, I just had to share this with you. I just got back from a weekend at Nationwide Children’s hospital in Columbus, OH with my daughter who had come down with pneumonia (she’s fine now). Our first day at the hospital was spent in the ER, and I hadn’t eaten since breakfast. By the time they got my daughter settled into her room at 5pm, my adrenaline wore off and I was suddenly starving and could feel a bad headache coming on so I went looking for some food and a Coke in...
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