I always have thought if a kid isn't eating then let them starve. If they don't want to eat at the dinner table when everyone else is then they can go with out dinner. I can't believe what I just did...
Graidy wouldn't eat his spaghetti tonight. We tried putting him in time out, telling him he would have to go to bed if he didn't eat, and told him we'd take the "gasket ball" hoop away. None of that worked, I had to get creative. I seriously just let him eat his spaghetti off of the side of his chair with his hands, as I called him a little monkey. He thought it was hilarious and ate everything in his bowl including the 2 meat balls. Brett just sat back wide eyed, and didn't dare interrupt this circus show I was just performing to get a 2 year old to eat. It worked right? But am I going to have to put on a show at every meal? I think I just became Ralphie and Randy's mother in The Christmas Story...
He has always been a great eater, what is the deal? Any suggestions moms out there to get kids to eat??
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HAHA!!! Love it!!! Oh the things we do to entertain or get our kids to cooperate! Jaxon has the same problem... but I guess I'm not as cool as you! Jaxon just wants to eat while walking around playing. NOT ok with me. So if he wants to eat he has to sit at the table. Period. One idea I heard was try letting them eat with different utensils, one lady suggested using toothpicks, or mini skewer things (the ones with different shapes on the end like swords, ball, etc). Good luck!!
I do that with Dray when we eat spaghetti. It's too hard for him to eat it with a fork so I strip him down and let him eat with his fingers. He gets full and that's all that matters. I miss you guys!
Oh the things we do to make our kids eat! :)
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