Help! Spencer is such a picky eater and it is driving me crazy! Every meal has become a battle and he has gotten to where he won't even try anything healthy (even stuff he used to like). I make him a plate of a few things for every meal - usually one I know he likes and 2 or 3 things that he may not but are good for him. He will eat only the thing he likes and nothing else, and then sometimes he won't eat anything at all. We have tried time outs during meal time because otherwise he just sits there and cries. I don't want to give into him but I am on the verge of just feeding him the things he likes for a little peace. I knew having another eater like Wright was a long shot, but this is horrible! I feel for all moms of picky eaters out there...
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
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i'm so sorry- it's the worst. I wonder if you keep on consistently ending the meal after he eats what he wants and won't eat more (maybe even offering less of the good stuff) if that will stop it. That's what we've tried with Wesley and it seems to be going better after a full week. Haven't had to end a meal early in a few days... so maybe?
oh, also, it helps if I'm not sitting there telling him to eat it, almost like i'm battling him when I do, so he'll often try things when I'm not paying attention. watch me be asking you for advice on this same subject in a week ;-)
He is normal and like the majority of toddlers in the world! Don't worry, in a few years he'll be eating you out of the house for sure. Just keep offering healthy choices and at some point he'll try them again. BOTH my boys are like Spencer. The only way to fulfill the "fruit and vegetable" requirement is with fruit!
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