Here are some suggestions:

The Parent is responsible for:

• What food is offered.
• When food is offered.
• Where food is offered.

The Child is responsible for:

• How much food is eaten or whether they eat at all.

Do not force your child to eat anything. 

Picky eaters can be created through pressure from parents.  

Food Refusal

• When your child refuses to eat the family meal or snack, do not make a special meal for your child.
• Making a substitute meal teaches the child that the parent never expected him to eat the original food that was put in front of him.
• Expect to present new food at least 20 times on average before it is accepted.
• Do not pay any attention to foods not eaten.

Role Model

• Toddlers and preschoolers need to be offered 3 meals and 3 snacks a day.
•  Role model eating every meal and snack with your child.

Don't be too Free with Milk and Juice

• Toddlers and preschoolers can have up to half cup of juice and 2 to 3 cups of milk per day. 
• If children drink too much juice and milk, they will not have a balanced diet. 
   

Contact the intake nurse at 519-258-2146 ext 1350 for a free copy of Feeding Your Child

or download it now Feeding Your Child (English)

Reference:

• Satter, E. (2000). Child of mine: Feeding with love and good sense. Palo Alto, California: Bull Publishing Company.