tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26604821.post8701398865259044350..comments2023-10-29T06:57:17.788-04:00Comments on Life As I Know It: Table TimeTashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06786633339092945973noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26604821.post-74248050873762563452009-01-25T10:04:00.001-05:002009-01-25T10:04:00.001-05:00I mean to add, having rules and sticking to them i...I mean to add, having rules and sticking to them is important. I don't think you are being too harsh.Twisted Cinderellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14273548648344779210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26604821.post-68053275383381458302009-01-25T10:04:00.000-05:002009-01-25T10:04:00.000-05:00I have a little different way at my house. I make...I have a little different way at my house. I make one meal for supper. If she doesn't want to eat it, she can leave and go to her room. But if she is hungry later, she has to come back and eat supper before she is allowed to have anything else. <BR/><BR/>If she genuinely doesn't like it (I can tell that) then after she is asleep I will throw away what she didn't eat. If I know she is being stubborn and picky and I know she likes the food, I will take her food out of the fridge and give it to her for breakfast. <BR/><BR/>After doing that once or twice, I haven't had to do it again. There have been no fights about. When she says, "Mommy, I don't want it." I just reply, "okay, go on to your room then." But later when she is hungry I say, "Well come on down and finish your supper then."Twisted Cinderellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14273548648344779210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26604821.post-86298131648530581202009-01-24T21:04:00.000-05:002009-01-24T21:04:00.000-05:00I say stand your ground (but I am talking as a tea...I say stand your ground (but I am talking as a teaher, not a momma yet). Those were the rules when we were little and we survived! Kids thrive on structure. <BR/>My neighbor actually cooks two separate meals every night b/c her kid refuses to eat what everyone else is eating. She has done this for years b/c she never put her foot down....and the child is ROTTEN! <BR/>Good Luck!!Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06159336665350752308noreply@blogger.com