Guest guest Posted May 9, 2001 Report Share Posted May 9, 2001 Yes you can. And when she complains you tell her that she can eat between meals too if she eats her meals properly. Alison I hope being Mrs Horrid-Mummy is working. Its just gone 3pm and she's complaining about being hungry, after eating about half her lunch. Main problem is that *I'm* hungry but can hardly stuff my face while she's watching!! :-) Lesley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2001 Report Share Posted May 9, 2001 If only DD2 had something she would eat every day, I'd be very grateful and more than happy to provide it. She won't take any vitamin supplements either [anyone want half-a-dozen different tubs of vitamins with just one or two tablets missing????? JJ, I'm feeding them to DD1, instead! ] I'm going to persevere with the no food outside mealtimes regime for a while and see where that gets us. She is very manipulative so I'm going to have to be firm in the face of provocation! Lesley ------------------------- From: Drives you bats doesn't it? My SIL was telling me that her book says that it is OK if children eat exactly the same meal over and over again. Depends rather what the meal is IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2001 Report Share Posted May 9, 2001 Ooooh, you're a hard woman, Mrs ! DS2 and DD1 share your sentiments, though, stuffing jammy Dodgers and crisps in front of her. ;-) Lesley ------------------- From: alison. Yes you can. And when she complains you tell her that she can eat between meals too if she eats her meals properly. Alison Main problem is that *I'm* hungry but can hardly stuff my face while she's watching!! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2001 Report Share Posted May 9, 2001 Ooooh, you're a hard woman, Mrs ! DS2 and DD1 share your sentiments, though, stuffing jammy Dodgers and crisps in front of her. ;-) Lesley ------------------- From: alison. Yes you can. And when she complains you tell her that she can eat between meals too if she eats her meals properly. Alison Main problem is that *I'm* hungry but can hardly stuff my face while she's watching!! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2001 Report Share Posted May 9, 2001 Ooooh, you're a hard woman, Mrs ! DS2 and DD1 share your sentiments, though, stuffing jammy Dodgers and crisps in front of her. ;-) Lesley ------------------- From: alison. Yes you can. And when she complains you tell her that she can eat between meals too if she eats her meals properly. Alison Main problem is that *I'm* hungry but can hardly stuff my face while she's watching!! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2001 Report Share Posted May 9, 2001 Lesley wrote " Main problem is that *I'm* hungry but can hardly stuff my face while she's watching!! :-) " LOL - this is my problem too but it is helping my diet!! Both my DDs have inherited my " genetic weakness " for all things wrapped in purple foil. DD2 at just six months old would start grunting and squeaking if anything wrapped in purple foil was placed in her field of vision!! So I cannot stuff chocolate or crisps or anything naughty all day long like I used to as they both want some too and I cannot then expect them to eat healthily!! BTW, have lost 6lbs in a fortnight - will be blowing the dust off my 501s soon!! Francesca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2001 Report Share Posted May 9, 2001 > I am now firmly convinced there are healthy calories in air. Yes, either that or toddlers are able to photosynthesis without chlorophyll ! DD1 seems to lack a being hungry gene, she ain't that fussy about what it is, she just isn't going to eat it. When she was a baby breast milk was far too complicated, formula was fine. Age 3 she still wants a zero effort diet. Bananas and yoghurt are Ok, chocolate is brilliant and biscuits will do. Anything thing that requires sitting down, concentrating on or, heaven forbid, chewing is played with or ignored. Her favourite trick for getting out of food is simply to fall asleep sitting in her boaster chair. She'll be out cold, but let her off eating and chances are she'll be running around bright as a button till 8 pm. I really do wish I could just take the food away. I know after ~3 days she'll eat for a couple of days then be a pain again and that's that. It would just be nice not to have to throw so much food away or be horribly embarrassed when visiting people who's kind offerings are ignored. I've given up hoping she'll ever be any better and try to remember that she still manages to grow perfectly well. Sue Hutchinson, Mum to 30/01/98 and Isobel (HB) 23/02/01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2001 Report Share Posted May 9, 2001 > Don't ask me where I read it, but it was suggested that you wrote > down everything your child ate. Food from your plate, pinched grapes > from the supermarket ............. > Trisha Trisha - well done, you have the answer!! Grapes and a packet of crisps, in a supermarket trolley. Plus all those demo foods that they have at stalls inside the big ones, a bit like Oliver in Sainsburys! Though steer clear of the cleaning fluids demo and the wine tasting. If accosted by someone in uniform, stare sternly at them and say 'you wouldn`t want my child to starve, would you? Barbara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2001 Report Share Posted May 9, 2001 > Don't ask me where I read it, but it was suggested that you wrote > down everything your child ate. Food from your plate, pinched grapes > from the supermarket ............. > Trisha Trisha - well done, you have the answer!! Grapes and a packet of crisps, in a supermarket trolley. Plus all those demo foods that they have at stalls inside the big ones, a bit like Oliver in Sainsburys! Though steer clear of the cleaning fluids demo and the wine tasting. If accosted by someone in uniform, stare sternly at them and say 'you wouldn`t want my child to starve, would you? Barbara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2001 Report Share Posted May 9, 2001 In article <02b701c0d8c8$e70fb900$aec7883e@ixf7a>, Barbara Wyant barbara4c@...> writes >Trisha - well done, you have the answer!! >Grapes and a packet of crisps, in a supermarket trolley. Plus all >those demo foods that they have at stalls inside the big ones, a bit >like Oliver in Sainsburys! Though steer clear of the cleaning >fluids demo and the wine tasting. LOL! The samples of chocolate cookies on the bakery counter the other week worked a treat on my dds, who were just getting to the stroppy stage! Cath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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