How do you present an attractive meal for a five-year-old child?<\/p>\n\t
My first thought was why would a parent want to cater to the whims of a child? Is it for a special occasion? Or is the child ill and not eating well? Or are you as the adult trying to win points with a child? The latter is not appropriate. You are teaching the child that the world revolves around him, and it doesn’t. Therefore, he will grow up with an inappropriate view of the world.<\/p>\n
Fix good, nutritious meals for your child. If he is hungry, he will eat what is before him. If he is not, or if he is trying to control you by demanding what he will or will not eat, just shrug your shoulders and tell him that this is what was fixed for the current meal. There is nothing wrong with fixing a meal that you know is your child’s favorite once in a while, just as you sometimes fix your favorite dishes or your spouse’s favorite meal. However, meals should not be geared solely to the tastes of a small child.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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