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Subject: P.P.S

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Emily

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Date Posted: 12:21:47 06/05/07 Tue
In reply to: Emily 's message, "P.S." on 12:16:13 06/05/07 Tue

Also (you might not have to deal with this yet) when she doesn't want to eat something, I don't battle with her. Sometimes I will actually force her to taste it (at least stick her tongue out and taste it, not necessarily EAT it) and then she'll change her mind (like with fruits especially).

But, if she doesn't want to eat something, she is required to use the words, "No Thanks" in a polite voice. This helps me to feel like she is pleasant to be around, and less upset by her rejecting food. If we have a variety of food, then I don't worry about her nutrient intake.

Also--sorry for giving so much advice--but instead of using the word "No" at our house (like, "Ruby don't touch that, that is a no-no), we have replaced it with "ah-ah!" This takes a lot of the power away from the word "no".

This won't be easy for us to maintain with subsequent children, as Ruby obviously knows the word "no" now and uses it, but she sort of skipped the defiant "NO!" phase, and that was really nice. ;-) When she does say "NO!" I reprimand her (firmly but not meanly) that she can say "No Thanks" but that we don't say "NO!" in our family. It mostly works, most of the time. ;-)

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