....by screaming 'RIGHT THAT'S IT! NO TV OR WII TONIGHT' so loud my throat hurts.
I've only been on mumsnet a couple of weeks, but am thinking maybe IAMBU.
My kids are 3 and 4.5. Tonight, as usual, they both sat staring at their dinner (chicken fried rice, from last night's leftover roast). The 3 year old tried to get down from the table after 1 minute. The 4 year old, who is particularly bad at this, sits sucking his fingers, looking knackered and saying 'I don't like this it's yucky'.
This happens almost every night, and most lunchtimes, unless it is fish fingers or fish n chips.
I know this is pretty common, but it is SUCH an emotive issue isn't it. The 4 year old has a fast metabolism (like me), and I know if he doesn't eat regularly and a decent amount of protein his energy slumps and he flops about all over the place. He has real spikes and dips of energy.
He's tested negative for anaemia, diabetes etc, so it does just seem food related, and I try and give regular small protein snacks to keep him going - but so he definitely still has room for meals.
We've tried bribes (eat up you'll get your yogurt), ignoring, letting him go to bed hungry, involving them in the cooking process, spoon feeding (!) and nothing seems to work. Stubborn little sod.
FUCK SAKE it's SOOOOOOOOO ANNOYING. And tonight I let myself get proper angry .
So withdrawal of TV/WII privilege. Bad move on part? Unreasonsable as fuck?
How to keep calm? And what in all that is holy will encourage them to eat?
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to withdraw privileges for not eating dinner....?
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fizzykola · 04/02/2013 18:10
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