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07.08.08, 11:32 AM General Topics
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My 3.5 yr old ds is a very picky eater - basically pizza, hot dogs, cheese, snacks of course. A friend of mine who uses the tough love approach w/her own 2 dcs says to just put whatever is for dinner in front of him & if he doesn't eat it, then he gets nothing. Pediatrician says leave him alone, he will grow out of it. At this point, he does not seem willing to even try new food & makes meal times stressful. Any btdt moms - tough love or follow peds advice? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 07.08.08, 11:32 AM Flag
 

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I have picky eaters and I do make things they like and they don't like. They will eat when they are hungry. They usually like the same thing over and over again. My 3.5yr old could live on pasta and butter with mozzarella cheese or rice and beans or pizza. She is picky. As long as she eats I'm not worried. My older dd was like that and grew out of it [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 11:34 AM Flag
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How did your older one start eating, was it friend influence? I'm just tired of having to always have hotdogs or pizza on hand. I don't want to create any eating issues later on. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 11:36 AM Flag
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yes the friend influence helped. When she started in school fulltime and saw what the other kids were bringing for lunch, she started to be curious about how they tasted. She was 4yr old [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 11:37 AM Flag
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we do a mix, each meal has one thing they will eat and other stuff as well. but i don't do special orders or give into damands. being hugry won't kill them. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 11:35 AM Flag
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also have a 3.5 yo. She gets the same plate as everyone else, and she'll eat it only if it's one of her usual faves (pasta, or pizza, or chicken sometimes) and she won't eat it at all if it's not one of her usuals. If she's hungry at bedtime she can have an apple or a piece of bread. I make the bedtime snack not delightful enough to make skipping dinner worth it. So I guess my advice is a combo of the two- serve her the same meal as everyone else, but let her have a little something later if she wants it. Sometimes kids are just too tired to eat dinner- mine are, definitely, so it's not really a time to enforce things, I think. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 11:35 AM Flag
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Good point about being tired. I could try it more often at lunch. If he would just try something I would be happy. If he truly doesn't like it, he doesn't have to eat it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 11:37 AM Flag
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try dipping things- I have gotten my 3 yo to eat so much more just by putting a little bowl on her plate with something in it- peanut butter, hummus, tzatziki. She's so charmed by dipping pieces of bread into it that she forgets that she's morally opposed to eating. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 11:39 AM Flag
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my 5.5yo has always been picky, but his tastes have expanded slowly. For instance this year he added spagetti noodles (no sauce), and chicken nuggets. We don't force eatting but we do insist that he try some thing even if he spits it out immediately and we try to time trying new things to when he hungriest, and leaving food out, like if you had company. I'll leave fruit and cheese and stuff he might be tempted to pick on. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 11:41 AM Flag
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I disagree that they will outgrow it on their own if you always cater to the child's wants. I have three kids and out of my need for sanity, dinner is dinner. My 8 y.o. will actually eat most things b/c she is very desert motivated. My 5 y.o. prob eats nothing to very little at least 3 nights a week. My 2 y.o. pretty much never eats ever. But seeing how much my 8 y.o. has expanded what she eats over the past two years I have hope for the younger two that they will eventually figure out that I serve yummy food. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 11:43 AM Flag
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Thx everyone. I'm starting to think he won't change unless I do not give into his wants. My younger ds who is almost 2 eats everything but when he sees his older brother getting something different, then he wants it as well. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 11:47 AM Flag
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we are similar. most nights dinner is dinner adn my 7 y.o. wil eat something. the 3 y.o. is pickier, but she loves certain veggies so that's good. and soem nights its leftover buffet or pizza and everyone's happy. you jsut haev to let go of the issue a littel bit. they won't starve. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 11:47 AM Flag
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