I said it many times before, that there was a time where only "safe" foods could be found in our home. I am so thankful to our friends in Italy for showing us just how important the empowerment of our kids is. Otherwise, I am not sure if they would ask if the food is OK as they probably would just assume that everything they get is "safe"....my thoughts for the day :)
Friday, April 16, 2010
Empowerment works :)
Mia Rose attends school two full days each week. Her school is a little different than Alena's as there is cook who makes daily meals from scratch. I previously talked about how impressed we are with the foods she eats. Fruits, veggies, seeds, beans...she loves Swiss Chard really amazing. In any case, when we picked her up yesterday the cook shared with me that they had scrambled eggs for lunch. And let me tell you Mia Rosie loves scrambled eggs ;) Anyway, but before she put one morsel of food in her mouth she asked the cook "...is there any cows milk in this...". Remember she just turned 4 - I am so proud, excited and just feel validated that our approach works. Both children are aware of the fact that they cannot eat anything containing milk. We keep "non-safe" items in the house, trust them and even our little one now makes sure foods are safe before she eats it.
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6 comments:
Wow!! Great job Mia rose and of course you too Beate! It's so wonderful when kids think for themselves and show how much they have learned from good parenting!!
Thank you, Leslie! We very much appreciate the kind words :)
That is awesome. And yes it really is important to empower our kids with not just the knowledge of what they can eat, but also the why.
Most of the world knows Peanut Allergies, but people forget sometimes and my oldest has learned to speak up and ask questions, and has done so since she was about 4.
It is awesome because it gives you comfort in knowing that they are learning.
Yes, it sure gives us a lot of comfort knowing that both kids
ask and don't just eat anything. When both are together our oldest will stop Mia Rose until she cleared up that question :)
That is truly amazing. Reading about your experiences have really helped ease my mind about when Jackson gets older and my fears of him eating something he shouldn't. From one mom to another, I can't thank you enough for all you've done for me and my family through your words, even though we've never met. I am truly grateful and love reading your blog.
Tina, thank you so very much for your kind words. I am so glad to hear that you find my little blog helpful. What a great way for me to start the week :) This is exactly the reason why I blog - to show that a diagnosis of CG is not the end of the world. Thank you for following our journey :)
We don't know each other personally at this time, but are connected through CG :) Again, thank you so very much this is making my day :) and please feel free to contact me at any time. Have a great day!
Beate
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