The No Cry Picky Eater Solution by
Elizabeth Pantley from McGraw Hill Ryerson, 2012
I admit I am one of those parents who,
prior to reading this book, considered daughter to be a picky eater.
Of particular concern to me is the lack of meat her diet and the
overall volume of food she does or rather doesn't consume.
I have read Ms. Pantley's books in the
past and used her methods with other challenges with great success.
The same is true of the No Cry Picky Eater Solution which starts off
telling you that what you consider to be picky eating is probably
normal and your child will outgrow it before they are 8.
There were a ton of practical
suggestions in the book to cover all kinds of families and
situations. The biggest thing for me was getting a handle on
appropriate portion sizes. There is a handy chart I hope to post
somewhere in my kitchen as a reminder so I'm not surprised when my
daughter only eats a quarter of a hamburger.
Another really helpful suggestion for
our house was to wait 15 minutes between finishing the first helping
of food or presenting dessert to give your child a chance to learn
their own hunger/full cues.
As with all the other No Cry Solution
books The No Cry Picky Eater Solution reminds the parent to step back
and make the dinner table a friendly place to be not a battleground.
I really enjoyed this book and am already seeing results with my
intrepid child.
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