controling our kid's food
sablehs
Ok I have to say that I have had a very controling nature {less then parents I know, but still controlling}
I have been trying to give that up since being on here. Mostly that have had the choice but I had still felt the need to step in.
Well this morning my 3 year old was playing and didn't want to eat what my 7 yo had fixed {some speggetti O's}
I left her alone.
She fell asleep while her and her oldest sister were playing the Playstation and later woke up and wanted a sucker.
She thought at first I wouldn't let her have it, but I gained her trust and told her I'd open it for her. After a couple of licks she decided she didn't want it so insted of making her eat it because she had asked for it, I told her I'd wrap it up for later. She decided she wanted a "Hot Pocket" and happily ate it.
So yes this stuff works. In the end it just seems to be a control issue. I'm trying to give them control and only step in when it would be a REALLY bad decision.
Say something like if she wanted to eat vitimins like candy or something like that.
Tracy
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I have been trying to give that up since being on here. Mostly that have had the choice but I had still felt the need to step in.
Well this morning my 3 year old was playing and didn't want to eat what my 7 yo had fixed {some speggetti O's}
I left her alone.
She fell asleep while her and her oldest sister were playing the Playstation and later woke up and wanted a sucker.
She thought at first I wouldn't let her have it, but I gained her trust and told her I'd open it for her. After a couple of licks she decided she didn't want it so insted of making her eat it because she had asked for it, I told her I'd wrap it up for later. She decided she wanted a "Hot Pocket" and happily ate it.
So yes this stuff works. In the end it just seems to be a control issue. I'm trying to give them control and only step in when it would be a REALLY bad decision.
Say something like if she wanted to eat vitimins like candy or something like that.
Tracy
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