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http://www.parentingscience.com/picky-eater.html Brilliant article!!

The road isn't a straight line First month or so it's a novelty Then they get bored and start to insist on doing it themselves From about 18m they get fussy until they're about 5 - evolutionary biology says this is a protective mechanism to prevent them getting poisoned once they can wander off alone

Sb, re shepherds pie etc ... Child no 1 ( weaned at 4m onto purees as was recommended then, but rejected spoon totally from about 6m so ended up on 'finger foods' but due to my fear of mess I avoided sauces and slop ... Won't countenance even pasta sauce, still! Twins I had same determination as you sb, to endure children ate 'Proper' food Didn't even start till 6m ... Cooked and pureed stuff and also did lots of finger foods ... Never gad the patience to spoon feed two though my child minder did. They had home made food whereas child no 1 had ended up only Prepared to try certain (sweetish) jars Twins never got to try the pouches with apple and veg .. I thought they were ridiculously expensive! Child no 4 Really really I was in no rush Offered him sliced veg at about 6m After about a month had sudden panic worried he wasn't eating much and bought some jars which he rejected in disgust At 10m he is doing really well He does eat fish pie and had a go at my aduki bean chilli at the weekend He feeds himself with his hsnds and baby bjorn spoon Very very messy! Obviously some children are less malleable than others, more cautious in Personality But all mine are pretty strong willed I thInk my advce, after doing the bloody thIng 4 times would be Relax Let them do it all Give them a loaded spoon or bowl of slop then straight in the bath Don't stand there trying not to grimace Smile with enthusiasm as they smear it in their ears Don't lose confidence and start feeding them pouches of exPensive sweetened glop Once they know it exists they will fuss to they get it Offer water to drink KeeP juice a secret

Hard boiled eggs Quails eggs? http://www.vegansociety.com/lifestyle/food/recipes/snacks-and-sides/sosmix-rolls.aspx

Isn't there A vegan cheese substitute?

With mine I am afraid if they were 'larks' as babies then that has persisted Sorry! Mind you there does come a point you can bribe them to stay in bed

Put yourself in the child's plAce Imagine sitting down in a restaurant in some obscure Chinese town with no menu Everytime you open your mouth to chat about the weather a deranged woman leaps out from behind a pot plant and tries to shovel some totally unfamiliar item into your mouth When you protest and clamp your mouth shut she starts doing some bizarre dance Just as you are relaxing and begin to laugh, again she tries to lob something obscure into your open mouth

Jenny, I think it's the trying to trick and persuade them that makes them fussy Honestly, child no 1 is the fussy one ... The rest of mine just get on with it I just give them some food then leAve them to it Easiest strategy and effective! Weaning is a child's way of letting you know you can't control another human being

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We are flats but have been left one blue bin and one smLl brown bin Is that right? The little blue boxes haven't been taken either

Curtains is a bad idea... Toddlers will go behind and parents will worry they gave escaped Closed doors with a good view of them is safer IMO

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Fountains and family activities Depends if yours tend to wander though Princess Diana memorial gdn is nice but bit of a trek Dkh adventure playground?

Swim at the bridge leisure centre Somerset house Brockwell pk maybe?

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Yes, I think it depends very much on age It's the parents of toddlers who are unhappy I think Also if you have more than one small child, then having them go out of sight(when there is a gate there) is not good Hopefully there will be no exit from this new area to be created at the back/side Of the one 'c club... I did actually have one of my twins escape out of the one o'c club twice yesterday ... Looked up at one point feEding the baby to see him scooting off across the big grass Terrifying I do wonder if a risk assessment has been done into the new area and the redesigned one o'c club because surely the council could be held liable for things like dog bite, child getting into the road? The one o'c club is not just a casual play area after all

I agree I posted twice in the last week then felt quite upset at the tone of some responses (though I didn't rise to thd bait) and then that makes me less eager to post here when people have asked for information or support, and that's a shame My mum used to say 'if you cAn't say anything nice, then don't say anything at all' and it's not a bad motto Silly thing is, I doubt very much whether the peoPle concerned would be so sharp in tone speaking to others in real life!

Putting the old one o'c club kit to the rear (I guess found behind where the outside loo is) will meAn you cant see the whole area from any point ( eg if feeding a baby)

sophiechristophy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Fuschia - do you know where abouts in Dulwich Park > the WF meet? also, is there a minimum age? > Thanks,S It doesnt say where but other similar things have been near the play area I think it's suitable for quite young children .... There were lots of 2-3 yos but my 7m old wS quite taken by the instruments Because the stuff they had was quite interesting, children tended to hang about rather than run off Gazebo with badge making and painting Mats, pillows, beanbags Dressing up, instruments All quite low key but it was perfect for a warm afternoon, we put our own blankets down and sat in the middle

Dulwich pk play area is very insecure as well, as is goose green I wonder why the council doesn't osy mire attention to security? Parents would prob rate it no 1 issue!

Sometimes it feels like the council locally is run by very stupid people

What I find depressing is that where previously there wAs a safe haven for me and my twin toddlers, yesterday one escaped twice, they both got soaked to the skin and I ran out of spare clothes, and they were discontented because they wanted to go through the fence and climb the big climbing frame There are not many places I feel relaxed wrangling two toddlers and a new baby ... This is no longer one of them I think other mums of toddlers feel the same