STEP 8: Reward young children with your attention – never give food or drink
Young children love attention and praise from their parents and carers. This is the best reward or treat they can have. Why should I avoid rewarding with food? Foods and drinks given as a reward, treat...
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If most of us take a look in our cupboard, there’s one item which we’re more than likely to find: a can. Be it a can of beans, for when you’re looking to make a quick and easy meal, chopped tomatoes to...
View ArticleHow healthy is your child’s diet?
We all start off with the best intentions, making sure our babies are weaned on the best, most nutritional foods, so how is it then that by the time they’re starting school we’ve relented and given in...
View ArticleTalkative toddlers brave Speakers Corner!
Brace yourself for a cuteness overload!! We all know our little ones can be very vocal about what they think, what they want and especially the things that they like and don’t like to eat (especially...
View ArticleAppetite Regulation in Infants and Toddlers
This article is the final of four articles in the Infant & Toddler Forum series focused on the development of feeding skills. This month’s article will focus on your baby’s appetite regulation....
View ArticleIs fruit juice good for kids?
One day we’re being told that fruit juice is good, part of our kids’ five a day and a great way of acheiving the perfectly balanced diet that we all try to provide. The next day however, we’re told...
View ArticleEat your veg! Taking the stress out of their 5-a-day
Toddlers and vegetables.. hmm not always a match made in heaven! Try hard as you might, there are some children that just don’t like vegetables, or fruit. My own twins, who have always been given the...
View ArticleEncouraging your toddler to eat healthily
Healthy food habits start to develop during the toddler years, so it’s a key time to influence what your little one is eating. Their growing independence with food also means they might take matters...
View ArticleRecipe: Turkey, broccoli and tomato pasta
Finding new and exciting recipe ideas to tempt the little ones and encourage them to eat healthy foods can be tricky, but if there’s one person that we can rely on for inspiration, it’s Annabel...
View ArticleSugar, sugar – when it’s good and when it’s bad….
We hear a lot about what our children should and shoudn’t be eating and sometimes this advice can be contradictory and downright confusing! For example, we’re told no sugar, but plenty of fruit – yet...
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