We’re trying to get better at enforcing the “nobody gets down from the dinner table, nobody has dessert until everybody is finished with their dinner” rule in the house, which means attention must be paid to the three year-old girl. We all know how well this can go over….at times, its nothing short of Miraculous, and other times, it just a flop! Recently, I have wondered where the nourishment is coming from…in the past week, I believe there have been more meals at McDonalds (not exactly my idea of healthy) and milk, than anything else. Partially my fault, yes! Completely…no! She has gone to bed 3 times this week without having eaten more than 3-5 bites of her meal.
Because I have been having this particular problem, I decided to search the web and find some other people who have been trying different things! Below is a bunch of ideas that I have collected from others.
Parent Hacks
I have two super-finicky kids. Who only eat the “plain” versions of what I prepare for dinner. Who reject entire categories of food. So who do you think has stuck steamed broccoli spears into a bed of rice and presenting them as “baby trees?”
We’ve told them that certain foods will make them make certain noises (like eating this bean will make you baa like a sheep).”
“Give them a straw for thin food such as soup, yogurt, etc.”
Create faces out of whatever is on the plate. (Piles of black beans for eyes, ketchup for a mouth, etc.)
Calls the plum pits “dinosaur eggs.”
Offers to “smash” any rejected food. Then her daughter will eat it. Hm. A texture thing maybe?
If you have any great ideas, please share them here with us!
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