picky eaters???

Question

What do you do? I need advice!

I usually do the go to bed hungry and that has worked well but my 4 year old daughter has been refusing everything lately even things I know she likes... every night is a battle!

Do you make your kids sit until they eat a certain amount? How long do you make them sit there?

Do you let them choose lunch? pb&j is the only thing mine ever asks for now and I can't even put some banana or veggies on the plate without causing a huge battle..

Thanks mommies I need help!

Answer

My parents used the age rule on me.. she's 4 so you separate the food into amount you want her to finish and says "you are 4 so you can take 4 more bites"  it worked on me and my 3 siblings  and I've used it on kids I've babysat. If she takes small bites tell her it doesn't count she is four so she should understand

Answer

I haven't gotten there, but I do know my mom food the while sit there until you finish thing and I would just sit there until she gave up so it didn't work for me.

Answer

When my sister was that age I heard something on the radio that said to let picky eaters serve themselves, let them decide how much food they want on their plate. I sat her on the counter and put little spoonfuls of food on her plate until she said it was enough. That helped her quite a bit, let her be more in charge. She still wouldn't clean her plate but it wasn't as much of a fight to get a meal in her. She was awful, ate only fruit salad and pizza for the longest time.

picky eaters???

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