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amother


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Tue, Feb 16 2021, 11:04 am
mizle10 wrote: | If he doesn’t have to eat something he doesn’t want what would you do if he only wants a banana every night? |
Here's the thing, if he doesn't want something, there is absolutely no way for me to force him to eat it short of holding him down and forcing it in. I won't do that.
He's 6. I have the foods he likes available. He gets only a specific amount of snack and nosh a day so he can't fill up on it.
We have "bravery toys and stickers". Big people are brave and taste a little bit of foods they've never had, and really big people like Mommy are brave and eat a little even if they don't like it. Anytime DC is brave and tastes something, he gets to choose a sticker or dollar store chatchke. Anytime he's brave and takes an extra bite he gets a sticker.
We're up to 5 bites of potato from the cholent.
This is not my first picky eater. I had another one who is now bar mitzvah and is reasonable. He'll eat most everything but chicken from the bone, mashed potatoes, tomatoes, tuna, and gefilte fish. I'm ok with that.
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dankbar


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Tue, Feb 16 2021, 11:06 am
People that say he wasn't hungry otherwise he would eat & not starve, some picky eaters just won't touch something they don't like no matter what.
If feeding him is an issue daily, then maybe you need more help like a feeding therapist or get to the bottom of it, to see why he is not eating. Is it allergies, food intolerances, digestion issues, sensory issues, distraction, power struggle.
There is a huge difference about weight/nutrition. If he skipped a meal but has enough body fat to fall back on for his energy or if he is a scrawny kid who needs to gain weight. Maybe a nutritionist can help you create a balanced diet plan working with his likes.
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mizle10


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Tue, Feb 16 2021, 11:25 am
amother [ Apricot ] wrote: | Here's the thing, if he doesn't want something, there is absolutely no way for me to force him to eat it short of holding him down and forcing it in. I won't do that.
He's 6. I have the foods he likes available. He gets only a specific amount of snack and nosh a day so he can't fill up on it.
We have "bravery toys and stickers". Big people are brave and taste a little bit of foods they've never had, and really big people like Mommy are brave and eat a little even if they don't like it. Anytime DC is brave and tastes something, he gets to choose a sticker or dollar store chatchke. Anytime he's brave and takes an extra bite he gets a sticker.
We're up to 5 bites of potato from the cholent.
This is not my first picky eater. I had another one who is now bar mitzvah and is reasonable. He'll eat most everything but chicken from the bone, mashed potatoes, tomatoes, tuna, and gefilte fish. I'm ok with that. |
I agree it shouldn’t be forced. But that doesn’t mean she can have only yogurt and chocolate chips every night for supper. She’s now 9 and Bh eating more or less decently.
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qwerty4


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Tue, Feb 16 2021, 12:01 pm
You are the adult in this relationship. Feeding him something he likes is on you. A child cannot be blamed for not eating and alternative choices must be given to him. If you do not give him what he would eat, you cannot force him to eat.
I never understood the concept of forcing a certain food on a child. I have food I won’t touch and I wouldn’t appreciate being forced to.
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