Picky Kid Chronicles Blog
WHAT ABOUT THAT PICKY KID?
So how do you deal with (that sort) of picky kid behaviour? Generally, in my home, I do nothing, really. I remember hearing that my brother chased his kid around the house with a carrot in hand. Not me. I’d rather really enjoy eating my dinner than come back to it later, cranky and bitter because it’s cold and dried out.
CHOOSING WINS OVER POWER STRUGGLES
Watermelon is one of the things we look forward to every summer. Both boys do too…but my second son is still selective in how he chooses to eat his.
HEALTHY KIDS ARE HAPPY KIDS
Covid-19 is certainly something remarkable to bear witness to!
I woke up today thinking this thought: A healthy body is a happy one. A happy body is a healthy one.
QUALITY OF LIFE IN COVID-19
Not a day has gone by in the last few months where my second son tells me, “Mom, the world is a really weird place right now”…and he’s right.
CELEBRATE YOUR WINS!
Many years ago, Monday morning coffee was a weekly ritual. A couple of kindergarten mom friends and I would meet up at our local Tim Hortons and “debrief” from the last time we met. I will never forget how many times I would tell them excitedly about the tiny little baby-steps and gigantic milestones my first son had made in the food he ate, and how they happily celebrated with me
BECOME “THE BEST COOKER” THEY EVER KNEW
This is high praise when coming from a #pickykid. Never mind that you’re probably the ONLY cooker they ever knew! How does your little eater convey how much they love your food? I mean, sometimes your dinners don’t quite meet the mark- they can’t, if your kid is a...
THE ONLY WAY “PICKY KID APPROVED” RECIPE CLAIMS MAKE SENSE
Have you ever scoffed when coming across an article that states “Picky Kid Approved” like some sort of badge of honour? “Ha!” you might think, “They don’t know MY kid!” I hear you. Seriously, there is NO one-size-fits-all recipe. The only way this claim makes sense is...
YOU’RE TIRED OF EATING THE SAME FOOD ALL THE TIME, BUT YOU’RE DESPERATE FOR THEM TO EAT WHAT YOU COOK
For dinner one-night last week I made chicken taco burrito bowls. We had extra taco sauce to use up from dinner another night and just a couple of chicken breasts, so to stretch out our quarantine meals- the less time at the grocery store, the better- this was what we...
WHO ELSE HAS A KID THAT THINKS SOMETHING CAN BE “TOO CHOCOLATEY”?
I haven’t written about #pickykid stuff very often. My eldest is really sensitive about online info referring to him, and I’ve been “too busy” making life happen over the years since my second son was born. But now…with all of us in self-quarantine over Covid-19,...