Every dinner is a battle..anyone have any advise on this..

lilfyre

mommaveloso

i also have an 8 yr old who will not eat.. but i went about a different route for mine.. i didnt do the NO DINNER thing.. i did however trick her to eat.. from the time she was walkin she would fight us at the table to not eat.. so we just stopped puttin her at the table.. she would run around playin and be so busy in her own little world that we would stop her and make her take a bite of what was on our plate. and she would eat it, because it was off our plate.. THIS IS NOT WHAT I RECOMEND.. but it worked for us. i dont like forcin my kids to eat.. the pedi always told us.. they will eat when they are hungry.. but mine.. would never get hungry it seemed. so i had to work around her. she eats at the table with us now.. but she still dont eat much. she isnt quite a veggie only.. but she wont eat meat.. unless it is a hot dog, or spam, or some other processed meat.. no real meat though..i have even had to get veggie burgers and veggie nuggets for her. she loves them. her meals are usually 1/2 of the normal 8 yr olds. and she drinks TONS of milk. she isnt a sweet eater, or a soda drinker.. just a picky eater with a small appitite. I AM JUST TELLIN U MY END.. AND WHAT I DID... PLEASE DONT TAKE THIS AS A RECOMENDATION. not everyone parents their kids the same. and please dont judge me for the way i did it.

manutd4eva

like some people have said dont force them it wont make it any better. i hardly eat anything but the more people keep on the less i will eat (ok im 14 but same princible) if i am hungry i will probably eat depending on what it is - if im not i wont so just do the kid(s) a couple of meals they like for the next week or something like 1 really niuce meal they love every dinner/tea time and they will eat if they are hungry.

Fr_Chuck

Kids in general are not going to starve to death.

If weight or health is an issue see a medical professional


eating, no snacks at all between lunch and dinner, do no allow any desert any snacks after supper, going to bed hungry a few times does not hurt anyone. If they are eating plenty at breakfeast and lunch, ???? does it really hurt if she is getting all the needed food.

But I bet if snacks are done away with, dinner will look alot better.

Now I am also a realist, not everyone likes the same food. So if she does not like a few certaina things, let her have another option for dinner.

But this is almost a every day issue for some child eveywhere

manutd4eva

try letting her pick a meal and say she can hav that when she eats another meal of your choice 1st so
monday: your choice
tuesday:hers
wednesday: yours
thurs:hers etc

then go
monday+tuesday: yours
Wednesday hers
thurs+frid: yours

and get less and less and eventually have it back to how it was.

spirit_contacter

If your daughter won't eat, it may be because she actually isn't hungry. I know this because I am that way sometimes, and my mom gets worried. It's actually because I eat to late of a breakfast, and then eat lunch, I'm just not that hungry. If your daughter doesn't eat anything at all, that could be unhealthy, and I, personally, would talk to her, and then take her to a docter. I hope this helps!

jjlkjkl

You guys are all so funny. You act like there is one easy fix like they go to bed hungry a few times and that is all it takes. I have news for you. Maybe that worked for your child but you obviously have a child that cares. We have been doing this since the day this kid was born and dinner is served and put away and the rules are there is nothing more if not eaten. He knows that, doesnt complain and doesnt ask for anything but he still wont eat. Now we are to the point that after not eating dinner half the week I am starting to think that is just not OK. We go out for treats on purpose so he can learn a lesson. He doesnt complain he knows thats the consequence. It doesnt matter even when he is doubled over with hunger pains.