This is a video from the “ASK ME ANYTHING” session with Charlotte Snyder, from June 8th, 2025.
Thank you to everyone who participated and shared their thoughtful questions!
In this video
Charlotte Snyder's June 2025 live Q&A centers on mealtimes, for parents and teachers of toddlers and preschoolers. Questions include a toddler who suddenly stops eating, one who stuffs his mouth full, a 4-year-old who won't drink enough, and a toddler who pours water over his food. The last part turns to a girl whose friends say she can't color inside the lines, and what happens when other kids' comments sting.
Chapters
- 0:00 Welcome to the monthly Q&A
- 1:14 When a toddler stops eating: offer two choices you decide
- 12:03 Division of responsibility: you serve, your child decides
- 22:45 Why not to push one bite, and serving meals family style
- 29:10 A toddler who stuffs his mouth: give foods he has to bite
- 32:16 A 4-year-old who won't drink enough: try a straw bottle
- 36:46 A toddler pouring water on his food: use a tiny cup
- 42:11 When a toddler won't stay seated, the meal is over
- 51:12 Other kids say she can't color in the lines: try process art
- 58:41 When other kids' comments sting: ask what she thinks herself
- 1:05:38 When she says copying is bad: everyone learns by copying
