My Kid is a Picky Eater

I'm not a writer. I'm a mom. I've had other titles before, but now I'm a full-time mom. I love it, but it has some serious challenges and I just can't gloss over them as many moms do. I have a two year old boy and a 9 month girl. They are my world. In the two years I've spent with them, I've learned more about life, love, and myself than I did during my previous 30 years. So this blog is dedicated to those lessons I've learned and the challenges I have experienced as a mom.

Quite frankly, I'm trying to not talk about the issues and challenges I face with my kids when they are around.  I just don't think it's good for them to hear me say things like, "C sucks at sharing," or "this kid has been a little sh*t for the past two days!" This means that I pretty much have about an hour a day to say what's on my mind about these things. I think I need another place to vent, so here we are.

My biggest challenge is that my two year old is a picky picky eater. Like SO picky. You'll see what I mean. I don't have many answers (or any for that matter), but I want to explore this aspect of my parenting. My pediatrician keeps telling me to have a long term perspective and to be assured that he will eat well someday. From my experience, the patience she is suggesting is the kind achieved by a turtle. I understand that someday he'll mature and will understand that food isn't scary, and it's enjoyable, and that I'm not trying to dominate him by expecting him to eat. I just know we have a problem right now. And usually people do things about problems. And often problems left unchecked turn into huge problems that are harder to fix. It's hard to just sit back and to continue serving "dino nuggets" day after day without feeling like I am reinforcing the problem and am just as much a part of it as my kid is. I want to change.

That said, I think there are probably a few more things that I can do to teach my child to eat. And so, I'm looking for new strategies, resources, and ideas. And I'm venting a little bit along the way.