One of the hardest parts for those new to Ellyn Satter principles is the idea of putting dessert on the table with the rest of the food. The goal in doing this is to help your child learn to navigate dessert foods in terms of their own hunger/ fullness signals. Sometimes that means dessert foods are eaten first, sometimes (like right now) it means she finishes coloring, takes a bite of yogurt, eats an apple slice, and then comes back to the dessert. In all of these decisions, there is one common thread. It is HER decision. My job is only to offer the foods, choose the location, and the time. She does the rest.
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