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"Banty" wrote in message ... In article NDX4i.43563$g63.37505@edtnps82, xkatx says... Alright, this is driving me absolutely bonkers. I really don't know what to do with this one, so I'm hoping someone has some ideas! I'm x-posting (alt.mothers & misc.kids) - hope no one minds. DS is now 6. He seems to be a fairly fussy eater, and has been for some time. He doesn't like mushrooms. He doesn't like much for vegetables. Not crazy about too many fruits, other than a rare banana, watermelon, apples. Doesn't like yogurt, etc. I tend to 'sneak' these foods into his diet, though, so it's not too big of a concern at times. The problem is, though, I am getting sick and tired of certain things he does. When eating, if he doesn't like it (and I know he doesn't) rather than fight about it, I tell him to just pick it out and put it on the side of his plate. Example, eating spaghetti and I put mushrooms in it. Just put it on the side of his plate, and let it be. The problem is, he seems to 'hide' food he doesn't like or want. I find the toast crust shoved in the corner of his chair at the table - same with the green beans or lima beans or whatever out of his meals. He'll discreetly 'drop' the stuff he doesn't like under the table, under his chair or on his chair. It makes a huge mess, and quite frankly, doing a full vacuum of the table area EVERY meal, 3x a day, shouldn't be necessary, I don't believe. But I have to because there's a huge mess. It isn't always stuff he doesn't like. To me, it almost seems like he's gone back to the toddler stage of when he just doesn't want anymore, he'll drop it. His cereal at breakfast - if he doesn't want to finish it, he will do the same dropping or hiding thing. I don't know why. I have never forced him to eat anything more when he claims to be full, nor have I ever forced him to eat anything he doesn't like. He knows the rules are that if you try it once and don't like it, fine. He also knows the rules are that if he serves himself food (and he is definitely at that age where he likes to serve himself) then he must eat all he takes - he knows to start small and have seconds and is usually real good with this, with the exception of the 'dropping' and 'hiding'. If someone else serves him, he needs to eat an acceptable amount and if he says he's full before the plate is done, then there are no snacks until next meal (although he is more than welcome to snack on the previous meal he filled up on) I'm just wondering why he is dropping and hiding this food. It's really starting to drive me insane. I've always thought that the food thing wasn't an issue. He has been doing this for quite some time - I'd say he started about 2 years ago, but lately it seems to be getting worse. We had to put DD1 back into her high chair to remove her booster seat partly because he was hiding food under her booster seat. (other reason is this booster has no straps to tie her in, so she stands or gets up) He definitely makes more of a mess at any given meal than DD1 does, and she is only 22 months. Sorry this is so long. Tried to offer as much info as possible! Any ideas? Two things. One is, if you know he doesn't like it, don't serve it to him. What's the point of it if he won't eat it (and surely you're not forcing him to eat it, right?) I can understand not wanting to vary recipies the rest of the family likes to make a special meal for him (like making a special spaghetti sauce without mushrooms and doubling the pots to wash as well as your efforts in making a meal), turning yourself into a short order cook. But consider - he's a family member too, make a deal that, the family is x people, so one out of x times, the spaghetti sauce gets made without the mushrooms. Because I think maybe he's feeling really pressured by this stuff being put on his plate whether he wants it or not, and not having a part in the decisions about the family meals. I often make changes in meals more often than not. He is the only one that doesn't like mushrooms. More often than not, there are no mushrooms in the spaghetti. I've cut out a lot of things I know he doesn't like - I don't even keep onions in the house because he doesn't like them and I just don't use them. I don't like onions, really, but I do like to cook with them for the flavor added. I don't do that anymore. The mushrooms are just a small example, more often than not, it's other things. No, I will NOT cut the bread up so he doesn't have crust. No, I will not dig through a bag of mixed vegetables and only pick out the peas, a few carrots and some corn. The bag of mixed vegetables comes with peas, carrots, corn, green beans. One other type I have bought also has the lima beans in it. I do my best to scoop him out only what he likes and leave the green beans and limas in there, but again, every now and then, one will slip in, and really, sorry about his luck, one bean on his plate can be pushed aside. The cereal for breakfast? He even gets to pick that out almost every time. I do have a say (I don't buy those chocolate Lucky Charms which is full of nothing but sugar) but he normally will pick something like Frosted Flakes or Honeycombs, which I can handle. I find THAT all over and around the tables and chairs as well, and it's normally in an isolated area each time, which makes me know it's not just him being a sloppy eater I make a lot of things just 'special' for his liking - fried rice, I make with mushrooms, I make a special bit for him with no mushrooms. Eggs - I know he likes them poached, I like them over easy, N likes them basted. I do basted for N and I, poached for him, or just poach them all. I will make a single small pot of soup he likes for lunch, and the rest of us will eat another kind as well. I do try and make it easier for him, but sometimes it's just not possible to do it all the way only he likes it, as then we'd be eating next to nothing. And of course talk with him about what the food-dropping is doing and why it's bad. And make him clean it up. So you both work on this together. Banty Cleaning it up himself is definitely a very good and simple idea. Sometimes, though, I don't check and he's already bolted from the table and gone. Calling him back often causes him to be defiant and just stand there, refusing, and pout. Often I will just do it myself because it's easier than having a toddler track it about everywhere. I think talking would help, but for this, I will have to find a way that works for HIM to talk, as he can get difficult (as some do at this age, it seems!) |
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"Stephanie" wrote in message news:rYY4i.9904$xP.2162@trndny04... "xkatx" wrote in message news:NDX4i.43563$g63.37505@edtnps82... Alright, this is driving me absolutely bonkers. I really don't know what to do with this one, so I'm hoping someone has some ideas! I'm x-posting (alt.mothers & misc.kids) - hope no one minds. DS is now 6. He seems to be a fairly fussy eater, and has been for some time. He doesn't like mushrooms. He doesn't like much for vegetables. Not crazy about too many fruits, other than a rare banana, watermelon, apples. Doesn't like yogurt, etc. I tend to 'sneak' these foods into his diet, though, so it's not too big of a concern at times. The problem is, though, I am getting sick and tired of certain things he does. When eating, if he doesn't like it (and I know he doesn't) rather than fight about it, I tell him to just pick it out and put it on the side of his plate. Example, eating spaghetti and I put mushrooms in it. Just put it on the side of his plate, and let it be. The problem is, he seems to 'hide' food he doesn't like or want. I find the toast crust shoved in the corner of his chair at the table - same with the green beans or lima beans or whatever out of his meals. He'll discreetly 'drop' the stuff he doesn't like under the table, under his chair or on his chair. If it were me, I would keep my eye on him during meals. Presumably you are sitting there too? Watch him. As his hand goes down to his chair, with food in it, you tell him that there is no purpose whatsoever to be moving food off the table to anywhere other than his mouth. If it persists, as with any other table manner problem, the meal is done. Watching him the whole time, or even most of the time, is fairly hard. I often have to deal with DD1, as she's 22 months. Feeds herself, but still have to watch her like a hawk or food goes into her ears, hair, lap, whatever. I also have to spend a bit of time cutting up and getting her food ready for her to eat. I also often have to deal with DD2, who doesn't eat, but sits with us in her chair or in her exersaucer while we eat. I always have to turn to her and make sure I know she's there (and let her see me) or she has a clingy-freakout session. Also with a 6yo, probably preceeding the aforementioned, you might sit down and talk about it non-mealtime. Does he have a problem pushing it to the side of the plate? What is the problem? Can you think of any ways to solve this problem that don't involve stuffing the food into the chair? This is, of course, assuming this is a table manners issue you are willing to move on. My son prefers to have a separate small plate off his plate to move the stuff he can't stand. I don't really understand his reasoning. But I guess I don't have to. It makes a huge mess, and quite frankly, doing a full vacuum of the table area EVERY meal, 3x a day, shouldn't be necessary, I don't believe. But I have to because there's a huge mess. I would not accept a 6yo pitching food on the floor, at least as much for the sake of said 6yo who is learning how to get along in the world and in a family. I would let him know that his presence at the table is contingent on his using table manners of a human being. If he cannot do that, he is not welcome at the table. Food will resume when he can eat it without strewning it all over the floor. (If he was 2 this would be a completely different matter.) It isn't always stuff he doesn't like. To me, it almost seems like he's gone back to the toddler stage of when he just doesn't want anymore, he'll drop it. One quesion comes to mind... does he do this at school? If so, then my advice will be completely different. His cereal at breakfast - if he doesn't want to finish it, he will do the same dropping or hiding thing. I don't know why. I have never forced him to eat anything more when he claims to be full, nor have I ever forced him to eat anything he doesn't like. He knows the rules are that if you try it once and don't like it, fine. He also knows the rules are that if he serves himself food (and he is definitely at that age where he likes to serve himself) then he must eat all he takes - he knows to start small and have seconds and is usually real good with this, with the exception of the 'dropping' and 'hiding'. If someone else serves him, he needs to eat an acceptable amount and if he says he's full before the plate is done, then there are no snacks until next meal (although he is more than welcome to snack on the previous meal he filled up on) I'm just wondering why he is dropping and hiding this food. He's 6. You can ask him. It's really starting to drive me insane. I've always thought that the food thing wasn't an issue. He has been doing this for quite some time - I'd say he started about 2 years ago, but lately it seems to be getting worse. We had to put DD1 back into her high chair to remove her booster seat partly because he was hiding food under her booster seat. (other reason is this booster has no straps to tie her in, so she stands or gets up) He definitely makes more of a mess at any given meal than DD1 does, and she is only 22 months. Sorry this is so long. Tried to offer as much info as possible! Any ideas? |
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"xkatx" wrote in message news:NDX4i.43563$g63.37505@edtnps82... Alright, this is driving me absolutely bonkers. I really don't know what to do with this one, so I'm hoping someone has some ideas! I'm x-posting (alt.mothers & misc.kids) - hope no one minds. DS is now 6. He seems to be a fairly fussy eater, and has been for some time. He doesn't like mushrooms. He doesn't like much for vegetables. Not crazy about too many fruits, other than a rare banana, watermelon, apples. Doesn't like yogurt, etc. I tend to 'sneak' these foods into his diet, though, so it's not too big of a concern at times. The problem is, though, I am getting sick and tired of certain things he does. When eating, if he doesn't like it (and I know he doesn't) rather than fight about it, I tell him to just pick it out and put it on the side of his plate. Example, eating spaghetti and I put mushrooms in it. Just put it on the side of his plate, and let it be. The problem is, he seems to 'hide' food he doesn't like or want. I find the toast crust shoved in the corner of his chair at the table - same with the green beans or lima beans or whatever out of his meals. He'll discreetly 'drop' the stuff he doesn't like under the table, under his chair or on his chair. It makes a huge mess, and quite frankly, doing a full vacuum of the table area EVERY meal, 3x a day, shouldn't be necessary, I don't believe. But I have to because there's a huge mess. It isn't always stuff he doesn't like. To me, it almost seems like he's gone back to the toddler stage of when he just doesn't want anymore, he'll drop it. His cereal at breakfast - if he doesn't want to finish it, he will do the same dropping or hiding thing. I don't know why. I have never forced him to eat anything more when he claims to be full, nor have I ever forced him to eat anything he doesn't like. He knows the rules are that if you try it once and don't like it, fine. He also knows the rules are that if he serves himself food (and he is definitely at that age where he likes to serve himself) then he must eat all he takes - he knows to start small and have seconds and is usually real good with this, with the exception of the 'dropping' and 'hiding'. If someone else serves him, he needs to eat an acceptable amount and if he says he's full before the plate is done, then there are no snacks until next meal (although he is more than welcome to snack on the previous meal he filled up on) I'm just wondering why he is dropping and hiding this food. It's really starting to drive me insane. I've always thought that the food thing wasn't an issue. He has been doing this for quite some time - I'd say he started about 2 years ago, but lately it seems to be getting worse. We had to put DD1 back into her high chair to remove her booster seat partly because he was hiding food under her booster seat. (other reason is this booster has no straps to tie her in, so she stands or gets up) He definitely makes more of a mess at any given meal than DD1 does, and she is only 22 months. Sorry this is so long. Tried to offer as much info as possible! Any ideas? I know my 6yo is quite picky. One of the things that he is picky about is having food that he doesn't like touching food that he does like. Maybe you can provide him with a small dish on the side, into which he can place the stuff he doesn't like. It might keep the discards more 'contained' while allowing him to enjoy the food he does like without the 'contamination' of touching the unliked items. Teri |
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On Wed, 23 May 2007 16:18:54 GMT, xkatx wrote:
I like the idea of him cleaning up, but we've had some issues with temper tantrums, which we are working on and it is getting far better. Maybe that will be the deal, and he can sit there all night if he refuses? I'm sure he'd eventually do it! My kids have always had to clean up the messes they deliberately make, so they almost expect that they would have to clean up. I don't think you should shy away from a consequence because he would have a tantrum over it. That just allows him to do as he pleases without consequences. When my kids did that and then had a tantrum because they didn't want to clean up, I have been known to force the towel into their hand and then drag their arm around the mess and making them clean up. Don't know why, but they'd rather do it themselves than have me force them to do it that way. |
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"xkatx" wrote in
news:mNZ4i.51445$Xh3.19049@edtnps90: "Stephanie" wrote in message news:SYY4i.9905$xP.7120@trndny04... I don't know about the picky eater thing but as for the vacuuming thing, maybe put a sheet or something under his seat so that if he drops food you can just pick up the sheet and toss the food, then use the sheet again for later meals. Other than that, kids go through phases where they don't like anything. Hopefully it'll pass soon. -- If he was 2, I would agree with the sheet idea. But he is 6. Yes, I agree with this... well, you can use a splat mat or you can keep mopping/vacuuming the floor... OR, you can make him clean up his own mess. don't allow him to leave the table until he has swept around his chair & picked all the food off it. he *can* do this. my kid was taught to pick up his mess & put his dishes in the sink (after scraping leftovers into either the garbage or the dog's dish) when he was 3. it's part of his chores. as far as him being a picky eater, we have a rule that you must try one bite of an unfamiliar food. if you dislike it, you don't have to eat it, but you also *cannot* say "yuck!" or any variation thereof, you may not whine about it being on your plate & you may not remove it from your plate. personally, i don't serve Boo things he doesn't like. if i'm making lasagna for us, i'll boil some bowtie noodles for him at the same time. he doesn't like the mouth feel of lasagne & i understand that. i will offer him a bite, in case his tastes have changed, but it's not an issue if he chooses not to. i don't make his father eat beets or lima beans either, although Boo & i love them (with beets, daddy gets the greens, which Boo doesn't care for & we get the beets sorry Barb! g). mushrooms have a very distictive mouth feel too, which i dislike, although i like the taste. cream of mushroom is ok. chunks of mushroom are icky. lee |
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"toypup" wrote in message ... On Wed, 23 May 2007 16:18:54 GMT, xkatx wrote: I like the idea of him cleaning up, but we've had some issues with temper tantrums, which we are working on and it is getting far better. Maybe that will be the deal, and he can sit there all night if he refuses? I'm sure he'd eventually do it! My kids have always had to clean up the messes they deliberately make, so they almost expect that they would have to clean up. I don't think you should shy away from a consequence because he would have a tantrum over it. That just allows him to do as he pleases without consequences. When my kids did that and then had a tantrum because they didn't want to clean up, I have been known to force the towel into their hand and then drag their arm around the mess and making them clean up. Don't know why, but they'd rather do it themselves than have me force them to do it that way. Hahaha I actually tried that with him once. It worked. I actually didn't think to try it for this, though. He didn't want to clean up his room, and I told him I understood (come to think of it, I don't ever want to clean my room, the bathroom, the laundry, dishes, floors...) So I asked him if he wanted me to help him. He said yes, so I took his hand and picked up each toy one by one, using HIS hand. It took about 3 or 4 toys to be picked up like this and put away before he swung his arm away from me and told me he'd do it himself. Ever since that time, if I ask him if he wants help with picking up his room, he says no. |
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"xkatx" wrote in message news:S0_4i.51448$Xh3.51004@edtnps90... "Stephanie" wrote in message news:rYY4i.9904$xP.2162@trndny04... "xkatx" wrote in message news:NDX4i.43563$g63.37505@edtnps82... Alright, this is driving me absolutely bonkers. I really don't know what to do with this one, so I'm hoping someone has some ideas! I'm x-posting (alt.mothers & misc.kids) - hope no one minds. DS is now 6. He seems to be a fairly fussy eater, and has been for some time. He doesn't like mushrooms. He doesn't like much for vegetables. Not crazy about too many fruits, other than a rare banana, watermelon, apples. Doesn't like yogurt, etc. I tend to 'sneak' these foods into his diet, though, so it's not too big of a concern at times. The problem is, though, I am getting sick and tired of certain things he does. When eating, if he doesn't like it (and I know he doesn't) rather than fight about it, I tell him to just pick it out and put it on the side of his plate. Example, eating spaghetti and I put mushrooms in it. Just put it on the side of his plate, and let it be. The problem is, he seems to 'hide' food he doesn't like or want. I find the toast crust shoved in the corner of his chair at the table - same with the green beans or lima beans or whatever out of his meals. He'll discreetly 'drop' the stuff he doesn't like under the table, under his chair or on his chair. If it were me, I would keep my eye on him during meals. Presumably you are sitting there too? Watch him. As his hand goes down to his chair, with food in it, you tell him that there is no purpose whatsoever to be moving food off the table to anywhere other than his mouth. If it persists, as with any other table manner problem, the meal is done. Watching him the whole time, or even most of the time, is fairly hard. I often have to deal with DD1, as she's 22 months. Feeds herself, but still have to watch her like a hawk or food goes into her ears, hair, lap, whatever. I also have to spend a bit of time cutting up and getting her food ready for her to eat. I also often have to deal with DD2, who doesn't eat, but sits with us in her chair or in her exersaucer while we eat. I always have to turn to her and make sure I know she's there (and let her see me) or she has a clingy-freakout session. Also with a 6yo, probably preceeding the aforementioned, you might sit down and talk about it non-mealtime. Does he have a problem pushing it to the side of the plate? What is the problem? Can you think of any ways to solve this problem that don't involve stuffing the food into the chair? This is, of course, assuming this is a table manners issue you are willing to move on. My son prefers to have a separate small plate off his plate to move the stuff he can't stand. I don't really understand his reasoning. But I guess I don't have to. It makes a huge mess, and quite frankly, doing a full vacuum of the table area EVERY meal, 3x a day, shouldn't be necessary, I don't believe. But I have to because there's a huge mess. I would not accept a 6yo pitching food on the floor, at least as much for the sake of said 6yo who is learning how to get along in the world and in a family. I would let him know that his presence at the table is contingent on his using table manners of a human being. If he cannot do that, he is not welcome at the table. Food will resume when he can eat it without strewning it all over the floor. (If he was 2 this would be a completely different matter.) It isn't always stuff he doesn't like. To me, it almost seems like he's gone back to the toddler stage of when he just doesn't want anymore, he'll drop it. One quesion comes to mind... does he do this at school? If so, then my advice will be completely different. His cereal at breakfast - if he doesn't want to finish it, he will do the same dropping or hiding thing. I don't know why. I have never forced him to eat anything more when he claims to be full, nor have I ever forced him to eat anything he doesn't like. He knows the rules are that if you try it once and don't like it, fine. He also knows the rules are that if he serves himself food (and he is definitely at that age where he likes to serve himself) then he must eat all he takes - he knows to start small and have seconds and is usually real good with this, with the exception of the 'dropping' and 'hiding'. If someone else serves him, he needs to eat an acceptable amount and if he says he's full before the plate is done, then there are no snacks until next meal (although he is more than welcome to snack on the previous meal he filled up on) I'm just wondering why he is dropping and hiding this food. He's 6. You can ask him. It's really starting to drive me insane. I've always thought that the food thing wasn't an issue. He has been doing this for quite some time - I'd say he started about 2 years ago, but lately it seems to be getting worse. We had to put DD1 back into her high chair to remove her booster seat partly because he was hiding food under her booster seat. (other reason is this booster has no straps to tie her in, so she stands or gets up) He definitely makes more of a mess at any given meal than DD1 does, and she is only 22 months. Sorry this is so long. Tried to offer as much info as possible! Any ideas? This may or may not make a lick of sense here we go. . . He is 6 as said b-4 not 2, well explain this too him and explain that his sister may do this but it is NOT acceptable for him to do this, then as far as watching him ,have everyone's plate ready then call the to the table, i have 4 children that i watch as well as 2 babies at meal times when i baby-sit, i prepare the food that need cut up in the kitchen the set the items they can get themselves on the table then call them for eating all the same while eating with them and having to feed one of the babies as well as (Same as you) comforting and making sure the 4 mo is happy and yes she is very clingy also so i have too be insight at all times, now these are all 3 yo's not 6, but after they all go home i still have my 2 7 yo's my 6 yo and my 3 yo too feed and I continue to do this also.. just try to experiment around with "different- new" foods, that he has never had and he may open his eyes to something that is awesomely nutritious and delicious... as also noted easy and fun to make, another suggestion is having him help you prepare the food and washing the dishes, maybe when he see's how long it takes he will value your time cooking and realize this a bit... like i said just my .02,, Ok back to the regular scheduled programs. . .and ohh a good sight for good fun and fast meals is craftfoods .com give it a whirl. . . and by all means good luck!! Amanda |
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"xkatx" wrote in
news:S0_4i.51448$Xh3.51004@edtnps90: Watching him the whole time, or even most of the time, is fairly hard. I often have to deal with DD1, as she's 22 months. Feeds herself, but still have to watch her like a hawk or food goes into her ears, hair, lap, whatever. I also have to spend a bit of time cutting up and getting her food ready for her to eat. I also often have to deal with DD2, who doesn't eat, but sits with us in her chair or in her exersaucer while we eat. I always have to turn to her and make sure I know she's there (and let her see me) or she has a clingy-freakout session. so, has this behavior started since his sisters were born? possibly it's attention-seeking? is it possible to involve him more in menu planning & food preparation? i mean let him look at cookbooks & see what he might want to make sort of input. or take him to the store & let him choose veggies to try. he's 6. he can cook simple meals with assistance. if he's the big boy cook, maybe you won't get such infantile attention seeking. after all, he *does* see the babies getting a lot of attention... lee |
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"enigma" wrote in message . .. "xkatx" wrote in news:mNZ4i.51445$Xh3.19049@edtnps90: "Stephanie" wrote in message news:SYY4i.9905$xP.7120@trndny04... I don't know about the picky eater thing but as for the vacuuming thing, maybe put a sheet or something under his seat so that if he drops food you can just pick up the sheet and toss the food, then use the sheet again for later meals. Other than that, kids go through phases where they don't like anything. Hopefully it'll pass soon. -- If he was 2, I would agree with the sheet idea. But he is 6. Yes, I agree with this... well, you can use a splat mat or you can keep mopping/vacuuming the floor... OR, you can make him clean up his own mess. don't allow him to leave the table until he has swept around his chair & picked all the food off it. he *can* do this. my kid was taught to pick up his mess & put his dishes in the sink (after scraping leftovers into either the garbage or the dog's dish) when he was 3. it's part of his chores. as far as him being a picky eater, we have a rule that you must try one bite of an unfamiliar food. if you dislike it, you don't have to eat it, but you also *cannot* say "yuck!" or any variation thereof, you may not whine about it being on your plate & you may not remove it from your plate. personally, i don't serve Boo things he doesn't like. if i'm making lasagna for us, i'll boil some bowtie noodles for him at the same time. he doesn't like the mouth feel of lasagne & i understand that. i will offer him a bite, in case his tastes have changed, but it's not an issue if he chooses not to. i don't make his father eat beets or lima beans either, although Boo & i love them (with beets, daddy gets the greens, which Boo doesn't care for & we get the beets sorry Barb! g). mushrooms have a very distictive mouth feel too, which i dislike, although i like the taste. cream of mushroom is ok. chunks of mushroom are icky. lee Lee, We have so found that it is often the texture and not the taste in so many instances. Artichokes are the thing that comes to mind first. Our children all love spinach and artichoke dip, but not artichokes steamed or artichoke hearts in a salad. Green beans cooked to death are a no, but slightly firm are a winner. Frozen or fresh peas are a yes, canned is nasty. With five of us I frequently cook something that has incredients others don't like. The kids know to simply ignore what they don'e like and scoot it over to the side. After one bite if they don't like it it's okay just leave it. And each child's mess is his own to clean up. Floor, chair, table around their plate. Trash in the garbage, meat scraps to the dogs, etcetera. Xkatx You might try an idea my sister used with her sets of twins. She has 2 sets and all of them seem to have different food likes and dislikes, and texture tolerances. So she used the tapas method of serving. Purchase some custard cups or salsa bowls (small not pretty, the ones at the dollar store are perfect) and allow them to have each food in a separate small bowl. Yes it makes for a bit more washing, I know that. But if it means there is no huge mess to clean up, and no tantrums at the table, etcetera then it might be worth it. You might add that he rinses and puts his dishes in the dishwasher when he is done. One of my nieces has such a texture aversion that if foods were touching it would make her gag. Not tantrum acting out, just the way she is, some odors do the same thing for her. I hope you find a good solution that works for all of you and doesn't turn dinner into a battle ground Cindi |
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DS and eating
"Rosalie B." wrote in message news I think he is old enough to clean everything up himself. Before he can leave the dining area, he has to clean all the areas where he hides food. I agree. I have an electric sweeper that both kids use to clean up their crumbs. Ds is 6.5 and DD is 2.5. She does a decent job. Decent enough to take responsibility for her mess. JennP. |
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