Tag Archives: picky kids

RAISING ADVENTUROUS APPETITES

I told the story I write about in this post as part of a talk I delivered to a group of pre-school parents last night.  It’s a good reminder of how to avoid undermining our children’s potential for trying new foods. Since I wrote this piece ages ago, I thought I’d put it out there [...]

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6 TIPS FOR PICKY PALATES

A picky kid might be talked into digging into this toothsome bowl of Spaghetti and Clams. That is, as long as you tweezer out all of those flecks of parsley, leave the clams safely back in their shells back at the fish market, and skip the garlic, chili flakes, and freshly ground black pepper altogether. [...]

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WHEN THEY DON’T LIKE DINNER

A couple of years ago my daughter and her friend were having a play date during which I served them what I considered to be an appealing and wholesome lunch. When her friend informed me that she didn’t like what was on the plate, I suggested a few options, all of which she uniformly rejected. [...]

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