31 How She Takes the Fight Out of Food, Part 1

Most of us haven’t been in a sitcom-style, hurl-mashed-potatoes-across-the-room kind of food fight, but I’ll bet most of us have been in fights about food with our kids. There are so many potential conflicts here, from picky eating to table manners. The goal of this two part series is to help make eating with your kids a positive experience—with a lot of great ideas from moms on the front lines. In this first episode, we’ll talk about two potential battles: picky eating and house rules about what types of food you eat. In part two, we’ll talk about battles over when kids eat—especially snacks—and how kids eat—how they act at the table.   Resources Mentioned in this Episode:   Podcasts: Your Picky Eater, What Fresh Hell Podcast   Baby Food, Our Parents Did What? Podcast   The Beast Hiding in Your Pantry, Didn’t I Just Feed You? Podcast   Books: Bringing Up Bebe, by Pamela Druckerman   French Kids Eat Everything, by Karen Le Billon   Green Eggs and Ham, by Dr. Seuss   Little Pea, by Amy Rosenthal   Bread and Jam for Frances, by Russell and Lillian Hoban   I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato, by Lauren Child   Video Clip: There’s a Party In My Tummy,  Yo Gabba Gabba   Workshop: How She Moms Meal-Planning Workshop