maybe he is teething tired or feeling a little bit off.
2006-08-22 08:06:52 · 28 answers · asked by x1 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Give him a healthy dessert, like fresh fruit.
(Tea means the evening meal, people)
2006-08-22 08:15:29 · answer #1 · answered by Terisu 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My personal view on this is no, unless there are special circumstances. If he is still allowed a reward in the form of dessert, why should he eat his tea? He will learn that he will get the nice stuff anyway (Not trying to criticise your cooking, hope you know what I mean!!!). If its a one off, than fair enough by all means give him a dessert, but if he regularly doesn't eat tea, then he will learn by association that everyone else eats tea then gets something yummy and this should encourage him to eat too.
It is amazing how many people don't realise that tea is a mealtime, not just the name of a drink!!!!!! Our american friends perhaps??? Amazing how the same language can be corrupted so easily.
2006-08-23 05:08:48 · answer #2 · answered by Daisy the cow 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let him have a dessert but pick something healthy like fruit or yoghurt not sweet things. Dont worry that he isnt eating his tea they all go through phases and he will eat when he is ready. Try lots and lots of different varieties of food and keep a chart of what he seems to like and not like.
Good luck.
2006-08-22 16:58:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't! In the US, we don't have tea time, but I assume you mean supper or dinner? I have a 2 1/2 year old son and a 13 month old son, and if they refuse to eat their dinner, that's it... I've offered it to them and if they don't like it, I don't give them anything else--no dessert, no snacks later, nothing. And it's not like I'm making food they don't like (liver and onions, for example)--I'm talking about regular food that they've both eaten before and I know they like.
I've found that when my 2 1/2 year old son refuses to eat, the only reason is that he's being obstinate. If he's going to act like that, he doesn't get any dessert!
2006-08-22 15:33:43 · answer #4 · answered by brevejunkie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tea my dear unintelligible septic tanks is the slang for evening meal in the UK, please get on American page and stop wasting space.
Problem with promising desserts for eating your meals could become a cause for over eating, they may eat more than they want to get a yummy desert, your sons still a bit young to understand this, what i do with my son (we usually eat out) is wit twenty minutes after eating before i will let him have a dessert, that way takes the rush out of food and that's apparently the time it takes for your brain to receives the signals that your stomach is full. you know what since i started doing that when he is allowed the afters got smaller
2006-08-22 15:20:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ha ha ha, Americans!
Breakfast
Lunch
Tea
Dinner
According to some tv program I saw, tea was invented by some duchess years ago. Lunch was somewhere in the early afternoon, whilst dinner was about 8:30 in the evening. She wanted something to keep her energy up inbetween so asked her servants to make her a cup of tea and some bread and butter at around 5pm.
Or is it all just a load of tosh? Who knows?
2006-08-22 15:23:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its not really an issue at that age, my 3year old is still having trouble with that. that said u shudnt give into him otherwise he'll keep on doing it knowing he'll get what he wants. if u r gunna give him dessert then give him some fruit, much better than anything else 4him 2eat as dessert. if its still an ongoing problem in a few months then take him 2 a GP.
2006-08-22 16:39:54 · answer #7 · answered by Natalie B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe he doesn't like the food. I wouldn't force it on him. Kids are good at judging when they are hungry and when they are not. Making him eat something he doesn't like in order to get dessert can cause poor eating habits later on. Kids will eat when they are hungry, and stop when they are full better than most adults do. Eating habits are learned, so I'd let your son be his own guide as to how much he wants to eat. He won't let himself get too hungry.
2006-08-22 15:20:05 · answer #8 · answered by Pauleen M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't make a major fuss over any food, that's the start of potential eating-problems later in life. Offer him a few things, a variety of fruit or desserts, children have likes and dislikes, just like adults. Don't make an issue of it, and it won't become one.
2006-08-22 15:17:47 · answer #9 · answered by Phish 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Teething don't get yourself upset, it will rub off on your son.
Let him have dessert for a day or two
it wont hurt him.
Just keep an eye on things for sure he will eat what he needs when he needs it.
Our own bodies know what is needed, even at 16 months.
If it continues consult your GP I'm sure it wont.
2006-08-22 15:21:13 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋