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any1 else w/ LO > 3 yo who is still a train wreck at meals?

groovygrlgroovygrl member
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Not really looking for advice, just commiseration LOL.  I know he will come around and if we keep on him enough it'll eventually click but GEEZ!

DD is a good eater, she uses her fork & spoon & has for a long time (they're 3 1/2), she doesnt really get food on her clothes unless it is a spill from something liquidly like soup or milk in cereal, the floor around her chair is usually relatively clean unless we've eaten something really crumbly. Her brother, on the other hand, still much prefers to use his hands though he can use a fork & spoon (and of course does 100% of the time at daycare but at home always wants to go to town w/ his hands), the floor around his chair is always full of various dropped items & god forbid we eat something really messy like rice or cornbread or something, his shirt & hands are always a mess even if I give a napkin & remind him to use it, and he will not eat many foods the normal way, must always dissect it- eg opens up sandwiches to eat out the insides before eating the bread, eats all the cheese & toppings off pizza before the dough, etc.  

AH! I'm so sick of having to sweep my kitchen floor around the chairs 5 times a day and be on him every bite asking him to use his fork/spoon! Anyone with me?

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Re: any1 else w/ LO > 3 yo who is still a train wreck at meals?

  • flyingsaucerflyingsaucer member
    I think it's a boy thing :-)! My 10 year old step son still makes a mess when he eats!
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  • lauriebyronmlauriebyronm member
    my son is doing the same thing too. it drives me crazy. just recently I've started to tell him that if he doesn't use his fork or spoon i'm taking his plate away. seems to be helping a little but he still finds ways to make a mess
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  • C12H22O11C12H22O11 member

    Must be a boy thing.  DS is an insanely messy eater.  And fidgity too - won't sit still, up/down, etc.  But I think he's less messy at DCP - peer pressure, maybe?

    His messiness/fidgitiness drives us nuts!!

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  • izziebeeizziebee member
    my DS1 is the same way... I have nothing to compare it to though so I have always just assumed that this is normal behavior. He can't get through a meal without half of it ending up on the floor or himself. Cleaning up takes forever! So I feel your pain... hopefully it won't last too long (although I have a 3mo that I'm sure will be the same way!)
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