i have a 16 month old baby boy which i have just got him into going into his cot instead of his pushchair but i have another problem everyday he just wants to eat biscuits everytime he sees the tin and he prefers them to his dinner why
2006-12-28 08:56:53 · 11 answers · asked by joanne v 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
i prefer biscuits too!!-
try cutting up bits of fruit
I buy yoghurt covered fruit and banana chips for my little girl - she'd eat me out of house and home otherwise!!
you could try hiding the tin!
2006-12-30 09:47:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because he's 16 months old!
He's found something he likes and it tastes better (sweeter) than dinner, wouldn't you want it if you had the choise? You need to be firm with him, hide the tin if necessary otherwise it will become a hard habit to break. You will get a lot of tantrums and it wont be easy, i know because i had the same with my little boy. He's almost 3 and i've only just got him eating fruit!
2006-12-28 09:01:39 · answer #2 · answered by L D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hide the biscuit tin
2006-12-30 04:33:21 · answer #3 · answered by SlayerKat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You mean he has gone from his pushchair into his cot ,was he sleeping in the pushchair? and he prefer biscuit's to his dinner, isn't he a clever child , HIDE THE TIN and give him one when he has his dinner eaten , he know's the biscuit's are sweeter and the dinner is more savoury.
2006-12-28 09:29:09 · answer #4 · answered by MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
My little boys two now and he was the same at one point biscuit was all he would ask for day and night lol. I started " empty plate prize " when we go shopping he chooses his favourite biscuits but he only gets one if he has an empty plate. It works for me he still asks but he eats his dinner up most of the time x good luck
2006-12-28 09:16:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Children are naturally attracted to sweet foods (easy calories) but the fruit and veg. are best.
It's not easy, boy's need a firm hand at first (Boys are bad at first but get better, girls start good but get worse!), As others have said 'hid the tin'; better yet, don't buy them.
2006-12-28 09:19:49 · answer #6 · answered by stephen t 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The sugar...it's like an addiction to Small children so find healthy alternatives...low sugar special baby ones from Boots I think.....or make dinners a little sweeter by adding a pinch of sugar here and there.....It's just the sugar..plus babies love having a chew....give him more bread like meals...soup and bread...a pinch of sugar and your good to go....
2006-12-28 09:04:52 · answer #7 · answered by JackLove 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
have you tried speaking to your health visitor? if you keep biscuits out of the home he wont be able to eat them.. he will get hungry at some point eat almost whatever you give him..
2006-12-28 09:00:10 · answer #8 · answered by confused 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cos kids like sweeter stuff. just hide the tin
2006-12-28 08:59:27 · answer #9 · answered by chateenough 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't give him biscuits. Be kind, but firm. You are the boss, he should be eating healthily.
2006-12-28 08:59:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋