One of the hardest things to do as a mom is to get your kids to eat their their food. An even harder thing is to get your kids to eat their vegetables.
There are a few tricks I’ve learned over the years that may help.
1. You have to eat your vegetables. Kids imitate what their parents do and if you are seen to always be eating your vegetables, eventually they will follow suit.
2. Persistence- on average it will probably take about seven times before they will attempt to eat something. So just keep on serving it to them and they will ultimately try it.
3. Choice- allow them to choose. For example, cook peas and carrots and then tell them, you can have which ever one you want, but it has to be one. This gives them a sense of decision and control.
Granted, none of these will work all the time, but they are definitely a step in the right direction.
The worst thing you can do is fight, threaten, or punish your kids because they don’t eat their vegetables. This creates a negative association with food and may lead to eating disorders in the future.
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