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Skriven 2008-10-19 15:55:27 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
     Kommentar till en text av Nancy Backus
Ärende: baby foods
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Hi Nancy,


 RH> Very much so.  Right now he's as proud as can be of his new sister. I
 RH> got a picture on line of a new cousin (great niece for me) this
 RH> morning; he asked if it was baby Sarah.  He understood that it wasn't
 RH> but doesn't really understand "cousin" yet.

 NB> Family relationships are pretty confusing, especially at his age...
 NB> some are confusing at any age... (G)

Agreed there.  Rachel & the other baby's mom are first cousins which, I
think makes him and the other baby I think 2nd cousins.



 RH> Could be.  We're giving him smaller portions now & he seems to be
 RH> doing better.  He's also helping by setting the table if the plates &
 RH> silver ware are set out on his level.

 RH> I remember that too, espcially the healty choices bit.  Remember the 1
 RH> tablespoon per year of age rule?  I'm trying to do that with Robert
 RH> and encouraging his parents to do likewise.

 NB> Putting too much on the plate isn't very helpful... I've a friend who,
 NB> when at a buffet, will pile a plate with stuff for her younguns, and
 NB> then there's hardly any eaten... If she'd just put a few things at a
 NB> time, the kid would probably do better with it...


For sure!  The kid probably doesn't like half of what mom put on the
plate anyway. Mom probably thinks she's getting all the stuff a kid
"needs" to eat--but they don't need to have it all in one serving! She'd
do better to fix a plate for herself (with just a bit more of afew
things) and feed the kid from that.

 NB> We encouraged our kid to pick for himself... and to only take what he
 NB> thought he'd eat, both portion-wise and choice-wise... even from a
 NB> fairly young age... maybe even a little younger than Robert is now...

 NB> wasn't very picky, at least not at first... part of it was what we had
 NB> available... his first finger food was artichoke leaves that he gummed
 NB> the good stuff off of...  (G)

 RH> Smart kid-knew what was good--and pricey. (G)

 NB> His next one, as I recall, was hotdogs... ;)  He just reached out for
 NB> what we were eating ourselves...

It's as good a way as any to learn how to apreciate food.  Just have to
keep an eye on what he grabs.



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