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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 302705" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>If he's like my son, he's trying to make up for lost calories that he's not getting during the day because he's simply not getting those hunger cues. Smallworld's suggestions are exactly what I would recommend. </p><p> </p><p>The only thing I'd add is that we resigned ourselves to our son needing to eat at later times than the rest of us. And since my difficult child is on the thin side to begin with, I'd rather see him eating a yogurt or a sandwich or apple or soup or whatever at midnight because he's hungry than push him to eat with the rest of the family when he's not hungry. It just sets him up for eating problems later on, in my opinion. </p><p> </p><p>If your difficult child is willing to cook for himself, so much the better! That's a life skill he needs to learn anyway. You'll have to tolerate a little messiness until you can train him to clean up after himself, which may take some time, but the end result will be a self-sufficient kid <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> . You probably need to sit down with him and talk about how he needs to communicate with you when he's hungry so that if there's something you've bought for a special occasion that he knows not to use it. Or better yet, put a bright-colored post-in note on the item that declares it off limits to help him remember. </p><p> </p><p>Help him come up with a list of acceptable menu items that he can make for himself so he knows what he's allowed to do. And then reinforce the hows and whys of him cleaning up his mess when he's done. Maybe even make a menu and cleanup list as a visual reminder and post it in the kitchen. Have him help you create the lists so that he has more ownership of it. And then be prepared for slip-ups and mistakes, but know that you're doing what you can to help him learn what's expected in your house.</p><p> </p><p>It's hard, frustrating work parenting these kids, but the rewards can be huge.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 302705, member: 3444"] If he's like my son, he's trying to make up for lost calories that he's not getting during the day because he's simply not getting those hunger cues. Smallworld's suggestions are exactly what I would recommend. The only thing I'd add is that we resigned ourselves to our son needing to eat at later times than the rest of us. And since my difficult child is on the thin side to begin with, I'd rather see him eating a yogurt or a sandwich or apple or soup or whatever at midnight because he's hungry than push him to eat with the rest of the family when he's not hungry. It just sets him up for eating problems later on, in my opinion. If your difficult child is willing to cook for himself, so much the better! That's a life skill he needs to learn anyway. You'll have to tolerate a little messiness until you can train him to clean up after himself, which may take some time, but the end result will be a self-sufficient kid :) . You probably need to sit down with him and talk about how he needs to communicate with you when he's hungry so that if there's something you've bought for a special occasion that he knows not to use it. Or better yet, put a bright-colored post-in note on the item that declares it off limits to help him remember. Help him come up with a list of acceptable menu items that he can make for himself so he knows what he's allowed to do. And then reinforce the hows and whys of him cleaning up his mess when he's done. Maybe even make a menu and cleanup list as a visual reminder and post it in the kitchen. Have him help you create the lists so that he has more ownership of it. And then be prepared for slip-ups and mistakes, but know that you're doing what you can to help him learn what's expected in your house. It's hard, frustrating work parenting these kids, but the rewards can be huge. [/QUOTE]
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