Re: my difficult child. Please offer some insight

Thanks everyone who cared to leave a reply.

My daughter eats well, her diet is 100% organic at home, I would say the meal she eats at preschool is the worst part of her diet but she won't eat their meat, she only eats the entrees (usually pasta/rice) there. I make sure she eats plenty of fresh fruits and veggies at home. No candy, we bake our own organic cookies, once in a while she will get an ice cream or a piece of chocolate and these are rare exceptions.
She is keen on carbohydrates and dairy, she would not eat anything else, but I do manage well to offer a variety of foods in between meals with success.

I tried the sticker chart in the past and it worked to some extent, she then got bored of it, she lacks the patience to collect enough stickers to get the reward, and obviously I cannot provide daily rewards, I do not even think this would be the right thing to do. However i will try again to motivate her this way.

My daughter's behavior got better, and is in the process of getting better, but she is definitely NOT in the 5 year old average.

I have just ordered "the difficult child" by S. Turecki. It is about the 10th parenting book I read. I am afraid to admit that my parenting style pretty much followed my readings so far... Luckily enough most of them were similar to each other, with few exceptions. I have read Naomi Aldort book last year and I found her metod tempting, but quite destabilizing in the long run, and it probably made me more insecure than i was before when it comes to assert myself with my child, since it teaches parents to surrender to their children rather than enlisting their cooperation.

Hope I will fix the situation, thanks for helping, I'd appreciate your prayers for my family.

Thank you!
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