PARENTS what do you do if your kid tells you that what you are making for dinner is yucky?

Question

and they refuse to eat when you put it in front of them and throw a tanturm intill you make them what they want to eat

Answer 1

i eat seperate meals of what i liek for food like umm pizza! lol

Answer 2

You never ever ever make them something else. You give them what you made or they go without. They will not starve to death overnight. You start making other food for them and you are an idiot. They will start to do this every night. If they throw a tantrum then it is bed time. i don't care if it is 5pm. If they say they are hungary then you offer the "yucky" food again. I have a fussy son who is very very slowly coming around. He didn't eat tea for 3 years. It was his choice. i always sat him up to a meal. If he didn't eat it then that was his problem not mine. It is a parents job to provide the food the childs to eat it.
Now if my son whinges about food I give him more to eat of it. Strangly he no longer complaines. If it is something he doesn't like or something new then he does only get a small amount. He hates salad so i gave him 1/4 of a lettuce leaf and 1 slice of cucumber and he ate it (knowing that one moan about it would mean he got another slice of cucumber) I'm not unrealistic but he is made to try stuff now. Every Sunday is try something new day. Today it was bacon and what do you know he loved it. In the last month he has found he likes honey 2 different jams and bacon. Salad was not a hit and nor was pear but i will keep trying as once he didn't like vegetables or fruit other than banannas. Now everyday he eats 2 apples, potatoe, carrot, pumpkin (still with a grimace and water)beans and peas. Never ever offer food other than what you are eating for dinner.

Answer 3

Do not give in, I tried to fix at least one thing that everyone liked for supper, but my kids have to have a "no thankyou helping" just a 1/2 a spoon or so. This teaches them that there may be things that you actually do like, and helps with teaching good eating habits. I have seen some parents that will fix the kids whatever they want and now the kids are teenagers that have never even tasted most veggies, and fruit is unheard of. these kids weight in at 270 or 280 at the age of 13.
a few time of you heating up the plate they should eat will work wonders.

Answer 4

First of all I wouldn't bend to the whim of your children. You have to be in charge and the leader of the pack. First you tell them that they will just go to bed hungry unless they eat what you have made, and that you are NOT going to make anything else for them. If the tantrum persists give them an old fashioned spanking and then send them to bed. They'll know better next time. People need to stop being so easy on their kids. It's not that harsh of a punishment. If you let your kids walk all over you, they will never respect you and get aways with everything because you're a pushover. Also when they get out into the real world they'll be in for a rude awakening when they don't get what they want. You are the boss, the parent, and what you say goes. As my husband put it, " treat them as any 1950's parent would"

Answer 5

first off there is a difference between your child not really liking something and just being a pickie eater. If I know my child really hates something but the rest of us like it I will make him something different but other wise heck no. He will either eat it sooner or later or just not eat then. They say a child will not starve themselves. Tell your child to go to his room and stay there until he/she is done with her tantrum and then he/she is more than welcome to rejoin the family. Don't give in or you will never break that habit. and don't give the kid any kind of desserts for not eating just to feed them.

My son is going Thur this whole I refuse to eat vegetables for you b/c your mommy bit. So he doesn't get any sweets unless he eats a good amount of his other food. He does eat them for the babysitter just not for me.

Also, make sure you keep giving him the same food item though it can take some kids up to 10 times before they are even willing to try a new food item. Good luck just remember you are mommy don't give in.

Answer 6

Don't apologize or lecture. Put it on the table and tell them that the alternative to eating it is ONE bowl of healthy cereal like Cheerios and milk. It will nourish then and fill them. I raised five kids and did NOT cater to picky eaters. I never sent one to bed hungry but I let them know that not trying new things was childish and THEIR problem - not mine for cooking it or the family's problem as a group. THEY were the problem eaters - I was not the problem cook. They are all grown now and are all thin and strong and healthy and eat a variety of good healthy foods not just macaroni, spaghetti, hamburgers, hot dogs and chicken nuggets. Do NOT cater to picky eaters. When they get hungry enough they WILL eat what is put before them. Try Chinese or modified Mexican dishes that incorporate a lot of vegetables and whole grains.

Answer 7

Let them throw a tantrum if they decide they do not want to eat one single thing on the table. Make them go in their room if they want to throw one so you and the rest of the family can enjoy your meal. Tell them that if they are hungry that they do not have to eat every item served at dinner but they DO need to eat something on the table. If they still refuse then they can go to bed hungry.

Answer 8

First of all, I do not allow them to use terms like yucky, gross, etc or make faces at the table- God provided the food for our bodies, for our good- it is okay to say, I don't like the taste of this or I dont care for this but it is not snot for crying out loud, it is bad table manners to talk about food like you would talk about roadkill.
If my children genuinely do not like something, I will not force them to eat it beyond taking one bite and trying it again when II prepare it. I explain to them that our tastes change and you also may not like something prepared one way but you might find you like it prepared another- it is good table manners to at least take one bite and try it. (my kids refused brussel sprouts for a while - I did this serving brussell sprouts every two weeks or so - now they beg for them) If it is just a case of pickiness, I like it today but not tomorrow- I just want what I want- there is no dessert, no other food served until what they have is eaten. After a certain amount of time, the kitchen is closed, the food is put away and served at the next meal- when they are hungry enough, they will eat it. I babysit and this has been a problem - a few things I instituted at the table have really solved this problem.
One of the things I do, besides what I mentioned above- is take away certain priveleges- this girl really likes to jump on our trampoline and ride her bike at my house- I tell her that food provides energy for your body- if you don't eat, then you are robbing oyur body of what it needs and you do not have the energy to jump on the trampoline or ride your bike. Take away certain fun physical activities or something you deem appropriate.
And finally, temper tantrums are never tolerated, a good swat on the bottom and sending them to bed or their room without that meal will not hurt them- they will learn to be more appreciative of the work you put into preparing a meal for them- give them a good understanding of the purpose of food and make the discipline fit the crime- going to bed hungry will make them think about that- it may take more than once but it will work in the long run. Just make sure to serve the same thing at the next meal, no matter what everyone else is eating- wasting food is not acceptable and if they want what everyone else is having they must eat what oyu served before.
Most importantly NEVER give in over dessert- it is soooo hard for me and breaks my heart but NEVER give them dessert or extra treats if they did not eat the meal that was given to them- don't punish everyone else over it either- carry on as you would normally- absolutely no treats , sugar desserts of any kind without eating a healthy meal first. This will make an impact and cure the picky fussy eater really fast. I find that a lot of times the finickiness is more about manipulation and overpowering the parent than it is about the actual food.

Answer 9

Ask them to help make it. Young children like to help and will usually eat what they make. At least a little of it anyway. Don't offer anything else if they won't at least try it. Find out if thre is a reason why it is yucky? Maybe too spicy? If you can get a real anser, you can work with that.

Answer 10

Do not do what I did because you will regret it. I would try to find something he would eat and if he didn't like it, I would make something else. I had to stop. I have a life and a million things to do. Now, I make a balanced meal and if he doesn't eat it, he goes hungry. You're not running a restaurant. He eats now that he has learned I won't give in.

Answer 11

say "ok you dont have to eat it"
then ignore them and DONT make them something different.. if they throw a tantrum and you give in then you have just trained them that if they throw a tantrum they WILL get their way...

seriously if they dont want to eat it.. they can have NOTHING - no snacks, no desert, NOTHING!!!!!!!

mean business and let the kids know you mean business... OR say "OK then YOU make supper" and make sure they make something nutritions...
OR have them help - kids are more likely to eat what is made if they helped

eventually kids grow out of this phase.. usually they get braver to try foods after they see it often enough or if they have a friend over - or if they go to a friends house..

thing is if kids EVER throw a fit and you give in.. they have won.. this goes for shopping trips expecially NEVER buy anything for a kid who is throwing a fit..