Perhaps I should stick to maps of Tenerife (see blog below) rather than continuing to post fuzzy photos. I won't take all the blame however, as I live in the house of perpetual motion. It is beyond the realms of possibility to get Luca, Carole, Isis or Sima to sit still for just one second while I attempt to record the images at which we'll laugh when we're old and grey.
So not too long away then.
I'm not long home, and only saw Luca for a few seconds before he hit the hay. According to his mum he'd been a jolly little blighter since she'd picked him up from nursery. Or words to that effect.
I've been doing some research on Luca's poor eating habits (as hints and tips weren't particularly forthcoming from family...) and it rather appears that this is a common problem. Indeed, a study was compiled last year that ascertained that although 49% of participants felt their toddler wasn't getting enough vitamins/volume/variety/etc of food, tests showed that 100% of the toddlers were getting everything they needed. Turns out we're all a little funny about this kind of thing. There are various ways of resolving this problem, mainly making new food familiar. For example we give him a plate of something he really enjoys - such as macaroni cheese - and place a small spoonfull of something he has previously refused to try - such as mixed rice - on the side. He will, apparently, likely refuse to eat the rice initially, but if we continue to place a spoon of this at the side of his plate at every meal he'll become familiar with it and try it.
I've been doing some research on Luca's poor eating habits (as hints and tips weren't particularly forthcoming from family...) and it rather appears that this is a common problem. Indeed, a study was compiled last year that ascertained that although 49% of participants felt their toddler wasn't getting enough vitamins/volume/variety/etc of food, tests showed that 100% of the toddlers were getting everything they needed. Turns out we're all a little funny about this kind of thing. There are various ways of resolving this problem, mainly making new food familiar. For example we give him a plate of something he really enjoys - such as macaroni cheese - and place a small spoonfull of something he has previously refused to try - such as mixed rice - on the side. He will, apparently, likely refuse to eat the rice initially, but if we continue to place a spoon of this at the side of his plate at every meal he'll become familiar with it and try it.
Kelly is our resident psychologist, and I'm sure she could explain that in a far more concise manner!
More detail tomorrow, tonight I'm shutting down and heading for chocolate and Big Brother. I'm easily pleased.
**Useless fact of the day (part 2) - Tenerife has 67.14 kilometers of beaches, surpassed only in this respect by the island of Fuerteventura**
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