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For Ages 1 & Up

Avoid Mealtime Madness
Avoiding mealtime madness takes understanding ourselves and our children. It takes patience and planning, too. It can help to remember that we are helping our child toward independence when we encourage him to make good choices about what to eat and when.

Provide foods kids can eat without help and that are easy to eat with a fork or spoon—or fingers.

Serve small portions first instead of insisting she eat all of a large portion. A rule of thumb is one tablespoon per food per year of age.

Above all, don't get into food battles with your child. It's a no-win situation. Avoiding the power struggles now will help with other possible problems later.

Hints for Picky Eaters
Drinking milk is not the only way to get it into a child's diet. Serve foods that have milk in them—pudding, cheese, yogurt, for example. Or when a recipe calls for water to be added, try adding milk instead.

Just For Parents is a community service of PROTEC and Meld. For more information about Meld, go to www.meld.org or call 805-680-7469.