from FB: what do you think of this tactic to make a child eat?

bnljane1988

iris427:

ReeseM:

I like it, honestly. For older children who can communicate. Also, I would have some stipulations to begin with, like I would not try to make them eat something they already do not like, nor something really spicy, etc.

Now if I make a perfectly good meal, and then kid just doesn't feel like eating that, I may give them one no-cook option, like cereal, and that's it. 

ITA.  My 6 year old niece is a picky eater and her parents bend over backwards accommodating it--to the point where she has Rice Krispies for dinner night after night, or they will end up going to McDonald's at 9 pm to get her food because she wouldn't eat her dinner.  I think at some point, you have to draw the line.   Kids need to learn good eating habits, just like they learn everything else.  I think some parents can take it too far, but I also think some parents don't push their kids enough either.

Interesting.  My child wont be eating McDonalds or any other fast food at age 6.  So them only eating that or rice crispy treats = not an option.

Mrs.Hizzo

HisWifeHerMom:

My 4 year old is very picky with her food. Lately, she wants nothing but "dessert" foods. If I make her a plate and she refuses to eat it, she goes to her room and her food is saved for her to eat later. That being said, I don't make her eat anything she doesn't like or anything too spicy, etc. Right now, I could make her her favorite meal and she would refuse to sit and eat it. So, she will have to get over it. I am not making her special meals all the time when I already fixed food she likes. She is just doing it for attention, I think, and she makes up every excuse in the book for why she "can't" eat it. It is frustrating. But I agree, making kids eat foods that make them gag is wrong. 

I'm sorry, but I just don't understand. Why are sending her to her room? Why do you feel the need to punish her for not eating? That's her business. 

MegGary

This is from Mommie Dearest. The women was a wack job. I wouldn't even come close to doing something that women did to her children.

Favorite line from that movie:"BECAUSE I'M NOT ONE OF YOUR FANS!"
 

VinBert

Depends on the child's age.  My mom did this to us.  Most the time, we liked the food she made, we just didn't 'feel' like eating it at that time so we would complain about it hoping to get something else....

skoorbnibor

I honestly do not think a toddler will starve. If Ethan will not eat the chicken, but only the potatoes and broc, I dont make him something else... and I wont.

He eats what we eat and he will eat something at every meal, but I am not going to start making him special food... he will eat when he is hungry

However, I dont make him eat anything til it is gone... I want him to stop eating when he is full

LilMissLadybug

ReeseM:

I like it, honestly. For older children who can communicate. Also, I would have some stipulations to begin with, like I would not try to make them eat something they already do not like, nor something really spicy, etc.

Now if I make a perfectly good meal, and then kid just doesn't feel like eating that, I may give them one no-cook option, like cereal, and that's it. 

Exactly. I try to make all our meals child friendly. If it's something DH wants that I know DD won't eat then I'll give her 2 choices for something else. DD has only recently become a bit picky. DS so far will eat anything we give him. 

Mrs.State746

Miss.Modular:

i don't care HOW OLD the children are, doing this is weird at any age, and can probably cause weirdo food issues later in life.  wtf!

I actually agree with you.  I like my son to try everything I eat, BUT if he doesn't like it I don't make him eat it.  I WILL make him something he likes if he won't eat what I prepared because well...I want him to eat. 

LilMissLadybug

Mrs.Hizzo:

HisWifeHerMom:

My 4 year old is very picky with her food. Lately, she wants nothing but "dessert" foods. If I make her a plate and she refuses to eat it, she goes to her room and her food is saved for her to eat later. That being said, I don't make her eat anything she doesn't like or anything too spicy, etc. Right now, I could make her her favorite meal and she would refuse to sit and eat it. So, she will have to get over it. I am not making her special meals all the time when I already fixed food she likes. She is just doing it for attention, I think, and she makes up every excuse in the book for why she "can't" eat it. It is frustrating. But I agree, making kids eat foods that make them gag is wrong. 

I'm sorry, but I just don't understand. Why are sending her to her room? Why do you feel the need to punish her for not eating? That's her business. 

It's also her business how she decides to handle her 4yr old and her picky eating habits.

Amrice78

brooketini:

Someone's going to have an eating disorder when they grow up.

yeah, my dad did something similar - I got a few dinners for breakfast the next morning - guess who grew up with food and control issues?

although I agree I won't be making something different for dinner.  They can eat what I made, eat what I made up to an hour or two later, or eat at the next meal (what is prepared for that meal).

LoriFalce

bnljane1988:

iris427:

ReeseM:

I like it, honestly. For older children who can communicate. Also, I would have some stipulations to begin with, like I would not try to make them eat something they already do not like, nor something really spicy, etc.

Now if I make a perfectly good meal, and then kid just doesn't feel like eating that, I may give them one no-cook option, like cereal, and that's it. 

ITA.  My 6 year old niece is a picky eater and her parents bend over backwards accommodating it--to the point where she has Rice Krispies for dinner night after night, or they will end up going to McDonald's at 9 pm to get her food because she wouldn't eat her dinner.  I think at some point, you have to draw the line.   Kids need to learn good eating habits, just like they learn everything else.  I think some parents can take it too far, but I also think some parents don't push their kids enough either.

Interesting.  My child wont be eating McDonalds or any other fast food at age 6.  So them only eating that or rice crispy treats = not an option.

Well, I do think there's a really big step (like a bag of marshmallows and a cup of butter kind of step) between a bowl of cereal and a Rice Krispy Treat.