Tate is the pickiest eater in the world. He basically lives on (Jiffy)Blueberry muffins, waffles, pancakes, cookie crisp cereal, crackers, yogurt, cheese and occasionally I can get him to eat a peanut butter and jam sandwich.
So we are trying to get him to try more food so that he will eat what we eat at meal time. So far nothing seems to be working. We tried the "If you don't eat that is fine just go to bed hungry" he seems to have no problem with that. He is living off of 2 meals a day. That can't be good for growing kids can it?
So, tonight we tried the method of you sit at the table until you try one bite (and one bite consisted of one kernal of rice, yes just one). He sat there for over an hour until it was bedtime and he refused to eat anything. Man is he stubborn. He even admitted that it wasn't very fun to sit at the table all by himself for all that time.
If you have any suggestions on ways to make him eat anything please let me know. I think I'm willing to try about anything.
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I'm a super huge fan of Supernanny. Here's a link to a suggestion for fussy eaters by the Supernanny team.
No help here! Is Kylie doing better?
Ok. This might seem strange, but I just heard this last week. I know a lady with an autistic little girl that is a very picky eater too. They put her on a strict eating routine. She HAS to have one bite (like you...a grain of rice, a kernal of corn etc) chew...swallow...and then they get to go to town on whatever their choice is, whether it be cookie crisp or fruit snacks. Next night...two bites (two grains, two kernals) etc etc etc. It seems to be working wonders.
We told Brigham that if he didn't take a bite, we'd have to put the food in his ear so it could get to his tummy. Wierd, right? But the thought of food in the ear motivated some eating!!
Wish I had some good suggestions for you, but I don't. Jace is a picky eater too and also very stuborn. Silly kids.
No idea, maybe try having all kids eat the same breakfast, the same lunch, and the same dinner. Eat it or leave hungry. And allow them to have normal "snacks" during the day so he doesn't starve completely. Hopefully the fact that he is a boy, his appetite will catch up to him while watching everyone else eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner without him. It may take a week or more but it may be worth it.
Angie has a picky eater, too; at least compared to my kids. Sometimes she has told me that she "diguises" food...a baked potato doesn't "look" like a baked potato if it's cut into strips that resemble french fries. But baked is baked no matter what the shape, right? I wish you all the luck in the world, because I know that I don't have the patience to deal with this particular problem.
He sounds just like Addyson. We have tried everything and she is STUBBORN! I have just realized that I really can't force her to eat, and I don't want her to have any issues with food so I just continue to encourage healthy eating. I don't make anything different for her for dinner but I try my best to make 1 side item that I know she will eat. Then she doesn't get any treats or dessert unless she has a bite of everything. I know how frustrating it can be but you just have to set some rules and not stress over it.
J is very picky too. But he loves ketchup so I put it on the side of his plate every night at dinner. He will dip everything in ketchup and he may not love it but he will eat it.
My kiddos are only picky once in a blue moon, but their cousin is definitly a major picky eater. I know I can't force him to eat, I just remind him that he has to try everything. They will not always be this picky, it will change....eventually.
I feel for ya! We went the "Little Engine that Could" route with Lily. When she has a hard time eating (which is nearly every night), she says over and over, "I think I can--I think I can" until she finally musters a bite. And when she starts complaining that she doesn't like what I've fixed for dinner, instead of her saying, I don't like it...I make her change it to, "I WILL try it!" Good luck!!!
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