I have to say reading some of these replies, I am so happy for those of you who have never had a child of your own with issues around eating. As daycare providers we do spend a lot of time with our dc children, however, we still have not walked a mile in our dc parents' shoes.
I am a dc provider, but I am also a parent who has a child for whom eating has been a struggle since day ONE of his life. Luckily, he enjoys lots of foods now at 2 1/2, but there were DAYS where he would barely eat. Were we lazy, NO? A vast part of our life revolved around trying to get our son to eat. During that journey we learned of several issues that were adding to his feeding struggles...physical issues that you could not see, and could have easiliy be contributed to behaviour.
It would have broken my heart to have been called lazy. I love this board for being able to seek and give advice, but please remember, these forums are also viewable by parents (maybe some of our dc parents are even here). I think we can ask for advice in a professional manner without finger pointing.
I would sit down with the dc parents and have a conversation to find out what they have tried. If they have spoken to anyone about their eating habits, and how they feel about their daughters' eating.
I am sorry if this came off as harsh, and it is not just related to this posting in particular. I just think we need to always keep in the back of our minds that we are professionals and we never know who may be reading our posts and the effect they may have. <3
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