Aug 9, 2026 · 18 min · 10 segments
Do you find yourself dreading mealtimes with your children? The complaints, refusals, the “I’m not eating that.” Food on the floor. Tired, hangry, grumpy children. You are not alone. In this episode…
Picture the scene, stressed out parent making different meals for different children, food left on a plate, kids screaming, everyone's stressed and unhappy.
Then bedtime rolls around.
I'm hungry.
I can't go to sleep.
You, tired.
over at parent, gives in, gives the bedtime snack, which delays bedtime even more, teeth need to be redone, your resentment grows and grows, and you know tomorrow is Groundhog Day.
You promise yourself this is the last time you will give in at bedtime.
No more bedtime snack tomorrow.
And you tell your child this as you get ready to say goodnight.
Does this sound familiar? Nourishing our children from the moment they're born is one of the most important parenting jobs we'll ever do.
When we can start to look at mealtimes and feeding our children from a place of relationship and connection, then it gives us a different framework for understanding some of the problems that show up at mealtimes.
Picture the scene, stressed out parent making different meals for different children, food left on a plate, kids screaming, everyone's stressed and unhappy.
Then bedtime rolls around.
I'm hungry.
I can't go to sleep.
You, tired.
over at parent, gives in, gives the bedtime snack, which delays bedtime even more, teeth need to be redone, your resentment grows and grows, and you know tomorrow is Groundhog Day.
You promise yourself this is the last time you will give in at bedtime.
No more bedtime snack tomorrow.
And you tell your child this as you get ready to say goodnight.
Does this sound familiar? Nourishing our children from the moment they're born is one of the most important parenting jobs we'll ever do.
When we can start to look at mealtimes and feeding our children from a place of relationship and connection, then it gives us a different framework for understanding some of the problems that show up at mealtimes.
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