Dinner time Nightmare
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Topic: Dinner time Nightmare
Posted By: AnnC
Subject: Dinner time Nightmare
Date Posted: 06 May 2008 at 6:18pm
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I am getting to my witz end with Rhyley and dinner time. its hit or miss that he eats anything and its a battle with Rhyley normally crying in his highchair (cause I am gonna win but never do)
I know hes hungry hes gotta be - but hes stressing me out with this battle and gone is my placid lil boy and in its place is this horrible definant child - Give me back my Rhyley who loved to eat and eat anything and was a pleasure to feed..... ------------- Ann 
Also Mum to Josh (15) and Brooke (10) |
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Posted By: AnnC
Date Posted: 06 May 2008 at 6:19pm
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BTW - He would live on yoghurt if given it but surely that can't give him all the vits etc... that he needs. ------------- Ann
Also Mum to Josh (15) and Brooke (10) |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 06 May 2008 at 6:28pm
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when my boys were that age and still in the high chair if they didnt eat dinner then i would offer them fruit and if they didnt eat that that was that.
there is no point in stressing over dinner - in my opinion anyway - the more relaxed you are the better and it isnt the end of the day if he doesnt eat it. if you are worried about nutrients etc you could try giving them to him at lunch time or i used to give my boys toddler milk with quik. they thought they were getting a treat and i felt good they were getting vitamins etc. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 06 May 2008 at 7:02pm
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As they go from 1 to 2 they seem to make a shift from dinner being a big meal to breakfast being the most important. My guess is that it has a lot to do with their tiredness. Definitely it's not worth stressing about though, just make sure each one of his meals is nutritious and you'll get there! Can you bring his dinner time forward by 1/2 hour? Might be all he needs to not be overtired. Offer him a variety of things, but less of each, and see how you go. If he wants down, just put him down - he won't starve himself -------------  |
Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 06 May 2008 at 7:07pm
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I agree with Bizzy. You can't be a short order chef.
If he won't eat what's put in front of him let him down from the table, he'll soon learn to eat what he's offered when he's hungry. It may seem nasty the first time but it does work. Also be aware that he may decide to skip the main course and go straight to the fruit. Michaela did this after having a cold several months ago she figured she didn't even need to try eating her dinner as I'd offer her dessert (fruit and yoghurt) if she refused to eat it so to put a stop to it when she didn't eat her dinner I didn't offer her anything else. My DH told me I was a cruel b!tch for sending her to bed without dinner but it worked, she still slept through the night and she woke up hungry and didn't try skipping her dinner to go straight to dessert again (well, for several months at least). Toddlers will eat what they need and aren't yet restricted by our ideas of 3x meals per day. Most toddlers seem to prefer to snack all day rather than sit down to proper meals. If Michaela completely loses it and refuses to eat, and she's not eaten properly all day, I put a couple of scoops of complan in her bed time bottle. -------------  
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Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 06 May 2008 at 11:10pm
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Ann, I feel your pain! My boy has gone from being a hoover with his dinner to picking, throwing and flat out refusing.
Ella has always been picky so I figured he would stay the opposite, but no, darn it! Like Bizzy said, its not worth my getting stressed about it though. I just try to sneak in the good stuff where I can and don't pander too much to his tastes. LOL about Rhyley living on yogurt, at least that's got some good stuff in it. Benjy's latest trick is to stand at the open pantry pointing and saying "lolly, lolly, lolly, LOLLY MUMMAAAAAAAAAA! lolly?" ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and: 
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Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 07 May 2008 at 10:27am
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I agree with Deb....dont stress about it. If they are hungry they will eat what is infront of them. I put Zaara in her high chair, give her the same thing we are about to eat...some days she will eat every thing on the plate, some days she will pick and choose what she will eat and some days she refuses to eat all together.
We do not give her any thing after dinner. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: CuriousG
Date Posted: 07 May 2008 at 11:06am
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Do you guys sit at the table and all have dinner together? We used to battle but ended up figuring out that if we all ate together at the same time (and we ditched the high chair in favour of a seat that attached to the chair) she ate much better. We haven't had problems since! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: AnnC
Date Posted: 09 May 2008 at 3:56pm
Thanks everyone - I have found he will also eat bubble and squeak - Mash potatoe and veges mixed in a patie type thing which is grilled - he loves it and i feel better cause its got vegies aglor in it 
CuriuosG - yes we have always sat as a family at tea time - its my rule. And its a good habit to get into. Sometimes rhyley may have his dinner before us if i am running late but most times its with us. Debs you are right (and others) not to stress is the key - i do try not to but dh is a right stresser and so it gets me stressed. I have began to give the caregiver the food I would normally give for dinner as he seems to eat at hers ok - mainly cause its lunch time and other kids are eating around him... eat or miss out ------------- Ann
Also Mum to Josh (15) and Brooke (10) |
Posted By: AnnC
Date Posted: 09 May 2008 at 3:57pm
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oh and its not cause he is tired ------------- Ann
Also Mum to Josh (15) and Brooke (10) |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 09 May 2008 at 4:07pm
thats funny that...my boy eats his crusts even if it is at kindy... along with everything else in his lunchbox. i had to tell my husband to stop giving him so much cause he wouldnt leave till he had finished everything! ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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