And teach them how to like healthier food on their own!
TRY IT NOWAnd teach them how to like healthy food on their own!
TRY IT NOWAssessing what they actually eat; convenient preparation; how to go against the tide of unhealthy food; comparing labels; comparing cereals; routine vs. emergency breakfast …
Preparing your shopping list; only purchasing what is on the list; awareness at the grocery store ...
Decisions to leave up to your child; types of eating personalities; what to expect when feeding; what to do when your child refuses to eat something; family meal behavior …
Balanced meal basics, snacks as a mini-meal, upgrading snacks …
Involving your child in cooking, how to teach to eat new food, reconsidering food handouts, upgrading tonight’s meal, building meals from “blocks” …
Every parent wants healthy children, and to provide nutritious meals to them, and yet we all find it hard to succeed. The Feeding Your Kids program is designed to address the real-life complications of eating-related decision making that make parents struggle with feeding.
The program is used by parents and caregivers with children from age 2 (beyond nursing and baby food) to teenagers and is effective for families with children of varying ages in the household at the same time.
Studies show that when it comes to behavior, people learn best by taking small practical steps and learning to combine them into a sequence that leads to success. The program sequences the small doable practical changes daily, and adds up to a big result at the end.
Parents make a lot of decisions before that one meal gets on the table tonight. Any one of those decisions can sabotage the hoped-for outcome. At the same time, feeding your kids in a healthy way is only one of your objectives among the many you have in running busy lives. Practical advice can help!
"How much can my child really help?" The answer is that child involvement is key to success in developing the appreciation for healthy food that lasts a lifetime. We'll help show you how!
When you start the program, you will have an opportunity to assess how you make the decisions related to feeding. Then the program will send you a progressive set of new things to learn/do each day throughout the program, building your skills in every area.
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The Feeding Your Kids program was created in 2009 as part of a commitment to the Clinton Global Initiative.
Eszter Erdélyi volunteered to write the program as a pro bono project.
Eszter and her husband Carey started the Feeding Your Kids Foundation in 2010 to support the program. The program and this website are paid for by Eszter, Carey and the Foundation.
That’s how we can deliver the program with no advertising – we don’t take any money from anyone to recommend anything – and make it completely free.
As a good parent you have two objectives when it comes to feeding. First, you want the meal your child is eating right now to be as healthy and nutritious as possible. Second, you want to have a child who eats when hungry and stops when satiated, who eats a variety of foods, and is able to self regulate eating by making choices instead of relying indiscriminately on the “edible items” they are surrounded by.
This program is a first step toward bringing to all parents the support and advice they need, no matter where they are or what their situation is. We hope you will enjoy it, and that it helps you achieve your goals in feeding your kids healthy food!
"Really well thought out programme that breaks everything down into manageable pieces."
Parent in United Kingdom
"I'm going to miss the daily encouragement and just knowing I'm not alone, somewhere in the world someone cared enough about my kids to take their time to put together a great program so if I stranger can do that how much more should I be doing for them. So from the bottom of my heart of hearts THANK YOU!!!!"
Parent in South Africa
"This was an amazing program. Thank you so much for all the practical tips."
Parent in Trinidad and Tobago
"This was the most practical and helpful resource I've ever had access to, and I can't thank you enough for it. Thank you!"
Parent in Florida, United States
"It is an amazing opportunity to have followed the program and it has made me learn how to eat healthy and improve the feeding of my children whilst trying new ways of making food."
Parent in Uganda
"The program was simply brilliant! My son is 10 and has been a picky eater since he was weaning, throughout the years I tried different approaches and made some progress but never at the speed I achieved with the program and I am still on it."
Parent in Argentina
"Excellent program."
Parent in Bangalore, India
"The program was amazing! It helped me look at my eating behavior and that of my kids and make a huge change."
Parent in Suriname
"This is an excellent program."
Parent in Dominica
"It is an amazing program! I have learned a lot and it came just at the right time when I was starting to feel hopeless. Thank you so much!"
Parent in Canada