meals
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Trick Your Kids into Eating Meals by Calling Them ‘Big Snacks’
My son is a person down to eat dinner basically at any point. It’s just before 10 a.m. as I write these words, and I bet he’d be game to eat dinner right now if I asked him. (He’d be surprised at the offer, but I’m almost certain that surprise would quickly be replaced by…
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4 Easy Dinner Options to Make When You’re Sad or Lazy
Ever feel completely defeated and that making dinner is the last thing you want to do? You’re not alone. While it’s easy to meander over to the aisle filled with instant meals or bulk packets of instant noodles for these times, sometimes it’s nice to spice it up and feel like you’ve accomplished something a…
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How Do I Get My Kid to Stay Seated During Mealtimes?
Every parent has their particular point of contention: a thing that should be simple — and is simple for other parents — yet it never comes easily for them. A kid that’s never tired at bedtime. A child who flat-out hates the car seat from day one. The toddler who refuses to sit in a…
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It’s Time To Check Your School’s Lunch Debt Policy
School lunches—and the policies that shame the kids of parents who have lunch debt—are in the news again. A school in New Jersey is reportedly now banning students from extra-curricular activities, such as dances and field trips, if their parents owe more than $US75 ($110). It’s a terrible policy that replaces its previous terrible policy.