Mr. Rob Caspary This is Me

 Web References

1. 1. Biographies

   www.georgebrown.ca/Biographies - [Cached]

   Published on: 12/10/2007   Last Visited: 12/10/2007

   Robert Caspary

2. 2. Centre for Early Childhood Development - News and Events

   www.gbrownc.on.ca/earlychildho - [Cached]

   Published on: 1/23/2006   Last Visited: 4/19/2006

   "They are a tough audience, that's for sure," said Rob Caspary, co-chairman of the conference and a lab technician at George Brown College.
   
   And the child-care cooks appeared to find the conference valuable, Caspary said.
   
   "Right from the beginning, we had a two-pronged approach in which we promoted the professional development aspect, hoping they could come away from the conference with a new skill, a new recipe, idea or friend."
   
   But "it was sort of a cook's day out, a fun day and a good time to get together with their colleagues, because most of them work in isolation" in child-care centres, he added.

3. 3. George Brown Press Release: Avoiding the Family Feud over Food

   www.georgebrown.ca/releases/fa - [Cached]

   Published on: 7/7/2006   Last Visited: 12/10/2007

   But that is only half the story, depending on what parents understand as 'enough', according to Rob Caspary, an early childhood educator and cook at George Brown College's (GBC) Child Care Centres.
   
   "Parents bring their own biases to the dinner table about what a serving size should be or how much their children should be eating. For children who are growing, it is important to look at their overall eating habits, rather than make conclusions based just on a daily or even weekly basis," says Caspary.
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   That being said, parents must remain patient when trying new foods, as Caspary's practice when introducing a new dish is to always serve it with a favourite dish as well. He also lets parents know that new foods may have to be served up to twelve times before a young child will accept it.
   
   He says "The goal when serving something new is to get the child to taste it - not necessarily eat a certain portion."