When I Don't Like What's for Dinner

My name is {{childName}}. This is my story about dinners that are not my favourite. Sometimes dinner is a food I do not like very much. That happens to everyone sometimes — children and grown-ups too. Nobody likes every single food.

When dinner is not my favourite, I can say 'no thank you' in a calm voice. Calm words help everyone at the table understand how I feel. Dinnertime stays friendly when the words stay calm.

There are things I can do at the table. I can try a small bite. I can eat the parts I do like. I can ask politely if there is something else. The grown-ups decide what is for dinner, and I decide which of my calm choices to use.

Some meals are favourites, and some are not. That is how meals go in every family. Another favourite meal will come soon — maybe even tomorrow. Staying calm at dinner, even when it is not my favourite, is something I can feel good about.