If you're struggling while trying to get your teen to eat the good food you prepare, you need to read this post by Katie at Mom's Kitchen Handbook. She recently had a "lightbulb moment" and is rethinking her approach to feeding her teen. She has tips in her post that you must read if you're trying to figure this one out too!
She shares her new thought process:
One of the hallmarks of teenagerdom is independence. The more I push my food on her, the more likely she is to pull away. At 14, it’s practically her job to reject what matters to me most.
So I’m experimenting. The day after “the egg incident” I said nothing about breakfast, prepared nothing, and watched as she cut a grapefruit and made some toast. Yes, I wanted to chase her down the block with a hard boiled egg yelling, “but you need some protein!” But there are worse things. I’m giving her room to make her own good choices. I’m guessing she will.
In the meantime, I’ve come up with a game plan to approach feeding an adolescent. It’s my handbook, for now. I’ll learn as I go. Maybe it will be useful for you too, either now, or after you blink three times and have a teenager of your own.
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