Eating out
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This can be quite a stressful experience…! Teaching your child to eat is and can be a very messy experience and quite stressful in the home, let alone when you visit a public place. You are not alone in feeling anxious about eating out and below are some stories all about it. Your Stories"Strangely enough, the easiest times to go out to eat were when Isobelle was a baby. If we went out straight after a feed we could usually bank on an hour's peace to eat a meal and have a chat. As she has got older the harder it has got. She is now two and it is not really worth the effort or the cost unless we go to certain places totally geared up for small active children, namely anywhere with a Wacky Warehouse or Charlie Chalk etc. The best thing is to run them ragged for an hour before food and then they are quite happy (generally) to sit to eat their food for a few minutes. However, this does represent a lot of effort for a few minutes peace! Snacks on the run, as opposed to meals at tables, are not so problematic. Finding a child friendly café with lots of room around the tables is usually OK. As they get older things become easier (I believe!), but at two it is quite an effort. So roll on the summer and picnics…these are always a winner and they work in the garden too." "I was always very envious of parents whose children sat in the highchair very quietly in restaurants. My son was always the one whinging to get out or running around shouting. In the end we stopped eating out unless we were on our own! Even now, he's nearly four, there has be to a good reason such as a grandparents birthday." "I can vividly remember the nightmare Sunday lunch arranged by a good friend with no children. We met at a lovely country pub, the sort of place we used to frequent before our son was born! Unfortunately they had no highchairs, no children's menu, no changing facilities and no space. On top of all this the food took about an hour to arrive by which time we where all very fraught and ready to abandon lunch completely. Looking back I feel we should have asked our friend to check out the facilities before going as you can't really expect anyone without children to have know what's needed by small children!" "Our portable booster seat was one of the best items we bought. Once Adam was three he refused to sit in a highchair. 'They're for babies' he'd say. The booster seat on the other hand meant he could sit at the right height on a proper chair. We used it as much at home as we did out and it always went with us on holiday or when we were visiting friends" Support Link
OrganixOrganix is a caring company; their spirit and values are the things that make them different from the rest. To read more about Organix visit their site for support and advice on eating out and how to introduce a healthy nutritional diet. www.organix.com Information about Organix and their products can be found on our Organix pages Tot Seat
High chairs are great. Except when you don’t have one. That’s where Totseat comes in. It’s washable. It’s squashable. It’s highly portable. It’s for babies who lunch. Designed to fit almost any adult chair, the funky fabric Totseat will keep even the wiggliest child safely in place. It’s simple to use. Easy to carry. (Just squash it in and go). And ideal for children aged between eight months and two years. Totseat simply slips over the chair - adjusts for high and low variations - and clips neatly and firmly at the back. And don’t worry if there’s a big wide gap at the back of your chair - an integral cummerbund offers the support your child needs. For more information telephone 0870 2425569 or visit www.totseat.com 
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