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My Child Won't Eat!: How to Enjoy Mealtimes Without Worry by Carlos González

stag1e's review against another edition

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funny informative sad fast-paced

3.5

knygu_skaitytoja's review against another edition

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3.0

Tai ne pirmoji knyga kurią skaitau iš serijos „Pabučiuok mane“. Tačiau kažkaip man jos – ne mano knygos – labai nuvylė. Šioje irgi nėra daug patarimų realių ką ir kaip daryti. Knygos esmė, kad nereikia vaiko versti valgyti jei jisai pats nenori. Kad vaiku užtenka tiek kiek jisai suvalgo ir jei norės tikrai apie tai informuos. Knygos pabaigoje yra aprašomos kokios būdavo anksčiau maitinimo rekomendacijos, kaip jos keitėsi laikui bėgant. Ir pačiame apiloge parašyta išgalvota istorija apie tai, kas būtų jeigu suaugę žmonės būtų taip verčiami valgyti, kaip mes verčiame savo vaikus. Ši knyga labiau psichologinė nei praktinė. Šiek tiek nuramina mamas, kad jos daro viską gerai ir jei vaikas nevalgo tai yra normalu. Jis kaip ir suaugę žmogus žino kada jis nori valgyti.

avemarta's review against another edition

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5.0

Lektura obowiązkowa dla rodziców niejadków jak i żarłoczków.

bookfairy99's review

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5.0

Ever since I failed miserably at breastfeeding, I’ve been immensely worried about starving my child. And I had good reason to be. For the first few days of her life, I did, unknowingly, starve her. So as she grew (and grew and grew and grew) on a diet of formula (to which we later added solids), I found myself anxious on those days when she didn’t eat as well as she’d eaten the day before — or as well as I’d have liked. I remember pleading with her to finish her bottle when she was just 3 months old, while she cried and turned her head and made it clear she just didn’t want any more. After reading this book, I’m confident I will never have those power struggles over food with her again. Does that mean I won’t worry when she eats less than I’d like? No. But it does mean that I’m going to let her choose how much she wants to eat. My job is to offer a variety of food. Hers is to select the food that appeals to her and eat as much as she chooses. Dr. Gonzalez makes it clear that babies and toddlers will not starve if they don’t eat much by our standards, and reminds us to follow our children’s lead, rather than forcing or cajoling them into eating what and how much we think is ‘optimal’.

mewpasaurus's review against another edition

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3.0

I wasn't as impressed with this as I thought I would be. A lot of what Gonzalez has to say is really just common sense that you pick up as a parent (or maybe learned from other parents you know). It really wasn't terribly insightful, however, reading some of the examples (which are supposedly real world examples) was kind of hilarious.

ecooper99's review

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5.0

Ever since I failed miserably at breastfeeding, I’ve been immensely worried about starving my child. And I had good reason to be. For the first few days of her life, I did, unknowingly, starve her. So as she grew (and grew and grew and grew) on a diet of formula (to which we later added solids), I found myself anxious on those days when she didn’t eat as well as she’d eaten the day before — or as well as I’d have liked. I remember pleading with her to finish her bottle when she was just 3 months old, while she cried and turned her head and made it clear she just didn’t want any more. After reading this book, I’m confident I will never have those power struggles over food with her again. Does that mean I won’t worry when she eats less than I’d like? No. But it does mean that I’m going to let her choose how much she wants to eat. My job is to offer a variety of food. Hers is to select the food that appeals to her and eat as much as she chooses. Dr. Gonzalez makes it clear that babies and toddlers will not starve if they don’t eat much by our standards, and reminds us to follow our children’s lead, rather than forcing or cajoling them into eating what and how much we think is ‘optimal’.
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