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He eats five foods. They're all beige.

When every meal is a negotiation, start by lowering the pressure — not by changing the menu.

A fictional mom watches her three-year-old hold up a single green pea beside a plate of beige foods, in warm Storybook 3D.
A fictional mom watches her three-year-old hold up a single green pea beside a plate of beige foods, in warm Storybook 3D.

A note from Nicole

Happy Monday.

My daughter asked for a banana this morning. I peeled the banana. She cried because I peeled the banana.

If dinner at your house feels like running a restaurant for one very small, very picky customer, this week's story is for you.

This week's story

Jonah is three, and he eats five foods.

Chicken nuggets. Buttered pasta. Crackers. Banana. Waffles.

That's the whole menu. All beige, all predictable, and as far as Jonah is concerned, all correct.

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