Some parents absolutely dread mealtime. It's not easy on the kids either. Some kids are just born like that. They don't like the idea of eating and end up developing a certain anxiety about food that can get worse if not handled intelligently.
Suhail Abbas had the same challenge with his son, until he started looking at it from a different angle. Trying to repeatedly convince such kids to engage with their food can be a recipe for disaster. Instead, Suhail suggests getting them to focus on an intriguing and imaginative story rather than the food that is on their plate.
Each story in this series of tales features clever children making good choices. In "The Magic Clock," a little girl discovers a clock that grants wishes at the top of every hour. In "The King's Outfit," a boy and his father team up to teach a king a very important lesson.
The heroine of "The Food Exchange," Juliet, is a fussy eater herself. She starts giving her food to a monkey outside her window. When Juliet decides to follow the monkey, she discovers a surprising secret that inspires her to look at mealtimes from a different perspective.
Mealtime Stories for Fussy Eaters will awaken children's curiosity. The values each tale teaches will stay with them long after dinner is over!
About the Author: Suhail Abbas is a devoted father of a seven-year-old and a four-year-old. His older son did not like meal-times at all. It was a frustrating experience for the family. After struggling with the challenge for a few months, Suhail came up with the idea of distracting his curiously imaginative son with fascinating stories while feeding him. His idea picked up slowly but surely. It ultimately worked so well that he wants to share these stories with other parents who might be in same or similar situations.
Suhail was born in India. He attended business school in upstate New York and now lives in Princeton, New Jersey. Suhail and his wife, Zahra, understand the satisfaction and relief parents feel when their children's meal-time anxiety is replaced with a curious anticipation for a wholesome meal.
