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Meal Time6 rules to teach table manners to your kids

How To Teach Table Manners to Your Kids in 6 Rules

November 17, 2021 by Rachel Raybin 1 Comment

Manners are essential in my book. When you teach table manners to your child they will be accepted and praised everywhere they go. Helping kids learn to stay seated and refrain from throwing cut-up grapes all over the table is an skill that is looked for in preschool classrooms. With practice your kids will learn to wait their turn, to have…

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Food & Nutrition

Fight the Finicky Eater Blues on Thanksgiving

November 23, 2015 by Rachel Raybin Leave a Comment

Picky eaters and preschoolers are basically the same thing in my book. And unless you’re one of those lucky parents who’ve managed to raise a magical being with an adventurous palate, you’ll feel my pain when it comes to figuring out how to feed said cracker-muncher and green-bean-refuser. Throw a big family meal like Thanksgiving…

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Behavior

From Bon Appétit: The Restaurant Commandments

September 1, 2015 by Rachel Raybin Leave a Comment

Do you ever wonder what restaurants think when they see that your party of four is actually a party of two humans and two small howler monkeys? Believe it or not, the writers at Bon Appétit actually sympathize, and have offered some tips to improve your experience dining with children. And I mean, how much worse…

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Behavior

From the Onion: Tips for Handling a Picky Eater

August 23, 2015 by Rachel Raybin Leave a Comment

You know that picky eaters have become endemic in the U.S. when The Onion takes time to parody the issue. A couple of our favorite suggestions: Set an example by eating anything your child hands you. If your child throws a tantrum when she sees veggies on her plate, try calmly explaining to her that you…

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Rachel holds a BS in Early Childhood Education and a Masters in Educational Leadership. Innovative and academically forward in her successful “Mommy and Me” curriculum and interactive birthday parties, Rachel was encouraged by her large following of dedicated parents and their children to develop a preschool program. Read More...

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