Raymond Parenting

This makes sense to me. Our son is nearly two years old and his eating patterns have not quite settled. He is easily engaged when other things are going on around the dinner table so for now, we keep it simple and we have few expectations.  It seems to help. If he eats, great, if not, oh well, there’s tomorrow.  The less stress we feel, the less stress he feels. I hope we can maintain this until he develops into a more “sophisticated” eater.

By Alexandra on March 19, 2010

Thanks for this latest post Kitty. Our son, who was once a very good eater, has suddenly gone on a “hunger strike” of sorts, and is far more interested in playing and painting then eating. I’ve found myself frustrated and exasperated by dinner time due to his sudden lack of interest in food, and it has made meal time anything but a pleasant experience! This was a great reminder about “healthy expectations” regarding dinner time and a 20 month old.. so thanks again for your words of wisdom.

By Nicole Segstro on March 20, 2010

We have something cooking all day and we have people eating all day, the kitchen is definitely a hot spot in our house. My older kids are learning to cook and because of this, the younger kids get to try a variety of dishes all day long. Today we had chocolate chip pancakes, carrot juice, blueberry cookies, cheese croquets, whole grain biscuits from scratch and applesauce smoothies. I can’t imagine policing what my kids eat, or judging their eating habits as “good or bad”  No human will knowingly starve themselves and it’s impossible to know if someone else is hungry or not. Food is fuel, our kitchen is a playground, not a battleground.

By LisaRussell.org on April 10, 2010

This post couldn’t have come at a better time. Tonight I was lamenting to my husband that it’s difficult to have a family dinner every evening. Our eight-month old goes to bed around 8 p.m., however many evenings my husband and I go for a run with her. By the time we get home, she needs to be fed so we can keep her bedtime routine on schedule. Often we don’t have time to prepare our full dinner and eat with her, so I turn to the homemade baby food I have frozen and thaw and feed her while my husband makes our dinner. I was feeling guilty and trying to figure out how to meet our fitness goals and still keep her on her schedule. Thanks for the info - you are right Kitty: rarely can we all eat together anyway. Usually if we sit down for a meal together, one of us is feeding the baby while our food gets cold.

By Tamara on June 15, 2010