When feeding feels stressful
When the table feels heavier than the meal.
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Put the food down. Sit down with them.
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Soften your face. Eat something yourself.
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Their job is to decide whether and how much. Your job is what, when and where.
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One calm meal is more nourishing than a perfect one.
You do not have to be perfectly calm to help. Just a little steadier than a moment ago.