The Book Depository Getting the Little Blighters to Eat by Claire Potter
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Price: £9.54
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Description: Getting the Little Blighters to Eat : Paperback : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC : 9781408190746 : 1408190745 : 18 Jul 2013 : This exciting new book from Molly Potter addresses the perennial problem of how to prepare your child for secondary school. It will definitely help parents/carers feel more comfortable with their child's move to secondary school. The Book Depository Getting the Little Blighters to Eat by Claire Potter - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
Category: Books
Merchant: The Book Depository
Product ID: 9781408190746
MPN: 1408190745
GTIN: 9781408190746
Author: Elle
Rating: 5
Review: This is a great book to help you..well, get the little blighters to eat!! We bought it when our son was really young and have adopted these principles and approach to eating since weaning. It’s not been plain sailing, but it’s definitely helped and there are some brilliant ideas for things to try. I genuinely think if more parents followed this philosophy, not only would mealtimes become less stressful, but our children would grow up with a healthy and happy attitude to eating. Brill!
Author: Should You Buy
Rating: 3
Review: I think the overall message of creating a positive experience around food and the dinner table is a great idea. Unfortunately, I'm guilty of doing all the wrong things with my fussy and strong-willed 4 year old. I started implementing the rules and I like how much more relaxed it is, I've "let go" on my side of the anxiety, knowing that I avoid refined sugar to the best of my ability and offer him the healthiest food I can. HOWEVER, I feel that this book is terribly upper-middle class. The author says that worrying about waste and finishing food is unnecessary nowadays, I'm assuming because of the huge selection of food at relatively good prices that we are offered today...But then 2020 came along! Food shortages and the increased price of food are a genuine concern now. I don't have the money to waste, and I'm sure most of us real people don't. Something that is not addressed in the book is: what if my child doesn't finish his dinner? She says that while pudding shouldn't be had everyday (completely agree), don't withhold it from your child if they don't eat their dinner. Well, my son is still going to be hungry if he refuses his dinner. I'm back to the same issue of preparing an unending amount of meals just to fill him up. The author disagrees with refusing to offer your child any other meal until dinner is finished, but that is very expensive and time-consuming.
