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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't get why nannies are so upset.  no one said you had to eat what the kid ate.  just participate in some way.  Goodness sakes.  You can find something to eat with the child and say "you have your and I have mine".  have a plate of carrots and whatever but sit down and eat with your charge.  Think about it - you go to a restaurant with a friend and he or she just sits there and doesn't order anything and keeps saying - "go ahead, take a bite"   or "Just try it"  totally annoying right?  Same with kids.  they are smart they know you a just wanting them to eat and not really enjoying anything your self.  they will wonder why if you don't have to eat they do.  Have something - a plain plate a lettuce for goodness sakes - and take a few bites.

Our doctors told us the same thing over and over again for my difficult to feed underweight kid.  Some amazing nannies would compliment their meal to his, bring something from home similar to what he was eating.  or they would just eat a few goldfish.  but they participated and ATE.  some came up with new ideas of healthy high calories foods and I am   eternally grateful as they did wonders for him.

You can still eat whatever you want later.

Kids need to see adults enjoying their food and eating healthy meals so that they can model the behavior.  It saddens me to think so many  of you are against this.

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I am also really shocked and saddened by the reaction of nannies to this question. That the people spending much of the day with children don't care enough to make minor adjustments important for their development. No one is trying to dictate what anyone eats, just find some way to create a positive meal experience, if that means eating a bite or two of something at a time which is not the exact moment you would ideally do that, what is the big deal?[/quote]

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