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Curious....let's say each time you serve a meal a child only eats one component of their meal (say fruit for example), leaves the rest of the meal but asks for more fruit. Do you give them more fruit? Or do you require them to try or finish the rest of what is on their plate before getting more fruit?
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picky eaters
If my class doesn't like veggies I do this..
1- lets count how many carrots you have in your plate
2- lets see who has more carrots in their plate(the children start to actually look at what is being serve)
3-lets count by eating our carrots
or who ever finished their carrots first wins(some will look around to see who of their friends are doing it and will at least try it and others will want to win the race and will eat it all)
I also demonstrate how we eat and count our carrots at the same time...everyday I will ask ...what vegetables do we have today? I never force them to eat it but I do talk a lot about the importance of eating our veggies and make it fun...a parent at the daycare center that I work at was impress and happy that I got her son to eat veggies..i also gave the mom tips of how to make eating veggies fun when eating with him and the family at home.
hope this helps..by the way this boy loves to count and that is why I did the counting game
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I serve. They eat.
No seconds here for anything unless your plate is clean.
I don't force, beg, plead or use any type of game/trick to get a kid to eat.
We role model healthy eating and good manners.
It's up to the child it eat. or not.
I don't stress about eating issues. ever.
I did all those things with my own kids though.
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I choose what foods to serve, they choose what & how much to eat. Everyone gets seconds of everything, regardless of what else they did or didn't eat. I don't give thirds. If all you eat is fruit you may be hungry, but we'll eat again after a while.Comment
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I see it as my job to prepare and serve healthy food and the kids' job to decide whether to eat that food or not. I try not to make a big deal of it if I have a picky eater. With that in mind......I'll give a second serving of something even if the child doesn't eat anything else on their plate. If they ask for a third, they have to wait until everyone else who wants a 2nd serving gets it. If there's anything left, they can have a third serving but not a 4th until everyone else who wants a third serving gets it and so on. When that food runs out, I tell the kids that we don't have any more and if they're still hungry, they'll need to eat what's left on their plate. Sometimes they will and sometimes they won't. I'm good either way.
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I do the same, though I am baffled by a dkb I have now. Normally after a month they start eating more once they realize the program. This little boy only eats fruits and crackers or muffins here. No sandwiches, noodles, cheese, not a single vegetable, no yogurt... he is not underweight though...I think he just eats lots of fries at homeI serve. They eat.
No seconds here for anything unless your plate is clean.
I don't force, beg, plead or use any type of game/trick to get a kid to eat.
We role model healthy eating and good manners.
It's up to the child it eat. or not.
I don't stress about eating issues. ever.
I did all those things with my own kids though.
But I don't fight about it. I do encourage him to touch all food to his tongue so he is getting more comfortable with other foods. Baby steps
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I serve. They eat.
No seconds here for anything unless your plate is clean.
I don't force, beg, plead or use any type of game/trick to get a kid to eat.
We role model healthy eating and good manners.
It's up to the child it eat. or not.
I don't stress about eating issues. ever.
I did all those things with my own kids though.
But, one way I avoid this conflict is that I never serve fruit with lunch. Lots of veggies! I also make only the minimum of the protein and grain, but there are always extra veggies. Most of mine eat veggies just fine, except one little dude (20 mo) who would eat nothing but cheese if he had his way. Parents and I both agreed: We serve cheese not-so-often right now. He's literally obsessed with cheese.
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I've got a really picky eater... He's a carb kid and this last week we had pasta and red sauce with cheese..He took one look and started screaming, same thing with tacos earlier this week. he just turned two and is a special snowflake. If he doesn't like what it looks like he screams. I'm out of ideas and wondered if anyone had some ideas to help me. TIA! In fact he's screaming all the time. He brings toys from home and screams when anyone walks by him. So no more toys from home, mom wont step up so I have to...My house my rules!
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I don't serve seconds if they don't finish their plate. I have hungry kids here everyday. I have several new ones trying to get used to healthier foods.Comment
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I've got a "carb kid", too. She's 5 and I've had her in my care since she was about 9 mo. Instead of screaming, she used to whine and cry. Now, she just says, "I'm not hungry." She used to be a pretty good eater when she was younger but that changed all of a sudden. I can't remember the last time she actually ate anything for lunch. She'll eat corn bread for morning snack if I serve it and she'll eat crackers at afternoon snack if they're being served but otherwise, she eats nothing all day long. She's got to be hungry but I gave up the hope that she'd break down and eat something a long time ago.I've got a really picky eater... He's a carb kid and this last week we had pasta and red sauce with cheese..He took one look and started screaming, same thing with tacos earlier this week. he just turned two and is a special snowflake. If he doesn't like what it looks like he screams. I'm out of ideas and wondered if anyone had some ideas to help me. TIA! In fact he's screaming all the time. He brings toys from home and screams when anyone walks by him. So no more toys from home, mom wont step up so I have to...My house my rules!
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The thing is I know mom cooks him whatever he wants....I feel sorry for him because he's missing out on so many different tastes and textures. Food is fun! And he's doing the same thing as your's e.j. The screaming is whats bothering me though, if he doesnt want to eat fine, I dont really care. But the tantrums are getting out of hand.
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I think we have the same kid.I've got a really picky eater... He's a carb kid and this last week we had pasta and red sauce with cheese..He took one look and started screaming, same thing with tacos earlier this week. he just turned two and is a special snowflake. If he doesn't like what it looks like he screams. I'm out of ideas and wondered if anyone had some ideas to help me. TIA! In fact he's screaming all the time. He brings toys from home and screams when anyone walks by him. So no more toys from home, mom wont step up so I have to...My house my rules!
He only asks for chicken and potato chips. I don't serve either. I do homemade breaded chicken. He wont eat that at all. Just the crackers that get served at snack time. After the screaming he then runs around with his plate trying to put it somewhere else because he doesn't want it near him. Sooo frustrating.
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