The guest
Friday, May 30th, 2008There are times that you get invited in dinners by neighbors or other family members. Of course, you may have to bring your kid along with you. They may lose manners if they do not like the food that they eat or if an allergic reaction gets triggered. Here are a couple of suggestions that you might want to use in case you encounter this problem.
1. Talk to the cook. If your kid has dietary restriction, then you might want to call ahead of time so that food allergens can be avoided as quickly as possible.
2. Prepare your child. Practice a script with your child so that he can politely refuse a food that she can’t eat.
3. Try at least on bite rule. In case your child was offered an unfamiliar food, he should not just reject it but at least try a bite or two and see if he likes it. Also, make sure that he knows how to react appropriately just in case he didn’t like the taste.
4, Say thanks. Like any other gesture of respect, teach your kid to say thank you for the food that he had.