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| Modern Family Yes! |
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| Norman Rockwell No! |
Modern Family or Norman Rockwell?
Our family is with out a doubt the Modern Family. It's not for lack of trying to be a Norman Rockwell painting but alas we finally seen it for what it is. The Modern Family is how our family works best especially with a child who has a limited appetite. We may dream and linger awhile in the Norman Rockwell painting but we live and stay in a Modern Family picture when we eat. That child who has the limited appetite is not smiling, waiting patiently and watching their manners as Mom brings the turkey to the table. No that child is stiming, anxiety levels are on the rise and is wondering where his favorite food is for crying out loud!
When introducing a new food to your child who has a limited appetite please remember that it all starts with the picture in your head. If you are thinking Norman Rockwell you are setting yourself and your child up for failure. If you are thinking Modern Family you and your child have a chance to push forward. If your picture in your mind is doused with noodles stuck to the wall, crumbs on the floor, sweet face covered in ice cream, lap wet with water from the water cup that bounced off the table because fingers were way to slippery to hold on to it, well then you my friend are on your way to success!
I salute you from one Modern Family to another.
