2. Do changes paralyze you or motivate you?

3. It is amazing how much stress can occur over a bite or two of carrots or peas

4. Almost 80 percent of kids inherit a fear of trying new foods from their parents * American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Cooke, L.J.

5. Do you give cues to kids so they think avoiding some foods is the right thing to do?

6. Kids will try new foods when they are comfortable with them. They may need to be exposed to a new food several times before they even take one little nibble.

7. Serve new foods to children and expect that they will eventually learn to like them.

8. You can’t control the events in your life

9. You only have one ride through life so make the most of it and enjoy it.

10. One person can’t make a team, but one person can break a team. The measure of our success will not be determined by how we act during great times, but rather by how we think and respond to the challenges of our most difficult moments (The No Complaining Rule, p69, Gordon, Jon)

11. Obstacles and struggles are part of life and only serve to make us appreciate our successes.

12. With an optimistic attitude

13. Thank you for trying! Some of these quotes came from “The No Complaining Rule” by Jon Gordon