What do children learn about food from us, the parents? How much does the way we relate to food matter for their choices? And what do we do when we put something new on the plate in front of them and they say „no” before they taste it?
„Parents represent the first and most important model of nutrition. Obviously, we cannot ask the child to eat broccoli if we view this food as a punishment”, explains Liliana Enache, dietitian-nutritionist and member of the College of Dietitians in Romania, In his radio intervention Itsy Bitsy, from the project „The first baby for your baby”, With the support of Fragedo from TRANSAVIA.
„The child learns through observation and repetition, not through endless negotiations at every meal”, ," explains Liliana Enache. How do we help him discover a new food, such as chicken meat, without forcing him to try it? And what simple family meal habits can help him make his own choices as he grows up?
The answers, in Lilianei Enache's full performance at Itsy Bitsy, available on YouTube.
Thank you to the team Itsy Bitsy and Lilianei Enache for the dialogue about the habits that children acquire at the family table.
