eating

I hate the way my children eat…

May 5, 2014 By Ellen

I hate the way my children eat…They don’t like green things, won’t try new stuff and squint suspiciously at anything in sauce. If it’s not beige or shaped like a toy, they won’t try – not hardly a nibble. Then splat, splat, splat. There’s ketchup everywhere. Surely it all tastes the same. And they’ll spin and tip, elbows […]

Things I’ve learned from family mealtimes

February 14, 2014 By Ellen

My kids are picky – although this is changing… slowly – and, over the years, I’ve felt that meals were a bit of a nightmare. Looking back I realise I’ve learnt quite a lot along the way to improve matters. Get your ‘no’ in before theirs. In my case that’s no toys, no fighting and […]