She will take more than an hour on a regular basis to eat dinner, no matter what we serve--even favorites. Unless we feed her, or stand over her instructing her on each bite, she just dilly dallys the time away. Tried removing distractions, different dining locations, sibling peer-pressure, solo dinner, no desert, time-out, .... Had no such issues with the older kid.
2006-07-12 14:08:45 · 11 answers · asked by TruthIsRelative 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Hee Hee Hee...good luck! I have a 3 year old that does the same thing except her whole meal from start to finish lasts 1 1/2 hours.
If I need to move her along, I generally just sit with her and remind her to take a bite and sometimes put food on her fork for her. When we are out, we tell her that we are leaving in a few minutes and to finish up. We'll remind her once and start to take
the plate away. She will then speed it up!
And don't listen to the post that says not to feed her in the afternoon. Toddlers need small meals/snacks throughout the day.
2006-07-12 14:12:59 · answer #1 · answered by mooseny35 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I had this problem when I was younger. My mother used to slap my cheek a lot, but I still ate slowly. I'd spend about 2 hours for every lunch an dinner, seriously. It didn't matter what or where I ate or who I was with. I usually ate for a long time because I wasn't that hungry and for some reason, I guess I just chewed slowly. Actually, many times I'd forgot that the food was in my mouth and I'd forget to chew so I'd just sit there with food in my mouth and just look around, thinking of stuff. Try smaller portions. I'm not sure how else to make her eat faster. My slow eating habit just went away when I got older.
2006-07-12 14:14:12 · answer #2 · answered by bebeeangeldust 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ignore about her, she'll devour even as she's good and in a position to. At 4 a baby likely gained't starve themselves, they are nevertheless youthful adequate to fulfill their desires without extra. I do imagine it really is a nasty theory to make her end each thing earlier dessert, you're giving her food and also you don't know how a lot makes her finished which could convey about her overeating afterward in life purely because there replaced into extra food and she or he replaced into taught to end each thing. enable her pay interest to her body and devour even as she's hungry. furnish her food and healthful snacks in the course of the day, that's fit to devour some thing small each few hours than to gorge 2 or 3 situations in accordance to day. continually enable her water even as she's thirsty, not letting her have fluids looks a touch extreme. for sure she would not want milk or juice or soda, yet you mustn't deprive her of water. with the help of how, water gained't correct off an empty abdomen for lengthy.
2016-11-01 23:05:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son is doing the same thing and he just turned 2. What we do is to all sit down and have dinner and when we are finish at a reasonable time, we clear the table and what ever is not finish we take it away from him.... See if this work. if not then
When you are finish with dinner just let her sit there by herself while everyone else goes about their routine and maybe if she sees that, she might actually pay attention to eating...
Good Luck
2006-07-12 15:11:39 · answer #4 · answered by MommyYak 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No snacks before and when supper is done for the rest of the family, pick up the plates and dinner is over. It will take a while, but it will be for the better and she wont starve.
2006-07-12 14:58:29 · answer #5 · answered by mustanglady 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sometimes you just can't. kids tend to eat when they're hungry, and she may just not be hungry at mealtimes. does she have lots of snacks during the day? her stomach may be on a different schedule. if she isn't hungry, just tell her, "okay, then you may sit at the table until we're finished." leave her food in front of her and don't say anything else about it. she might get bored and decide she'll eat just becasue there's nothing else to do. if not, just wait and ask her later if she's hungry or let her go to bed without dinner and then she'll eat breakfast with you in the morning because she'll definately be hungry then. she'll grow out of it.
2006-07-12 14:15:37 · answer #6 · answered by thunderwear 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmm. If she is playing with her food she is most likely not hungry. However, setting habits especially at meal times are important. Check her dietary schedule.
2006-07-12 14:14:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am 12 and i babysit kids
theres some teqnies i use
-say ill race you but let them win (make sure they dont eat to fast though!)
-try feeding them
-say ok ill eat your food (sometimes that doesnt work)
-tell them the one that usually works the most NO DESSERT
thats all i got good luck!
2006-07-12 14:59:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Set a timer, and tell her when the timer goes off, the meal is over. Then when the timer goes beep, take her food and tell her, "now it is time to take a bath" or whatever she does after the meal. Don't nag or threaten her, don't act like you care one bit if she eats or not. Just set a timer and tell her, when it goes beep, dinner is over.Do not give her any food or snacks until the next scheduled meal. She will soon learn to eat quicker.
2006-07-12 14:44:42 · answer #9 · answered by guesswho 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tell her that if she eats her dinner on time,you will let her watch her favourite show,i have a 3-year old nephew and it always works,not because of the tv,but because he knows i have alot of his favourite videos with me
2006-07-12 15:23:09 · answer #10 · answered by ##$SoulStryker$## 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋