I have a 17 month old daughter and lately whenever i make supper she wont eat what i make and i have to make something completely different just for her...Is this just a stage she is going through and does anyone know what I can do to get her to eat what i originally make, I don't have any problems with breakfast and lunch just supper.
2007-03-08 13:09:45 · 10 answers · asked by Blondie 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
DON'T MAKE DIFFERENT FOOD FOR HER. You will be setting her up for a lifetime of picky eating. Offer her what you made. If she doesn't want it, shrug, take her out of the high chair, and let her go play. She won't starve, particularly if she's eating at breakfast and lunch. Most kids struggle most at dinner because most parents allow the family members to choose what they want for breakfast--one will choose cereal, another cinnamon toast, a third wants a frozen waffle. Same for lunch. But for most of us, when it comes to COOKING something, we make one thing and don't want to be a short order cook, nor should we. Stick to your guns and your menu, and she'll turn out a decent eater, not a fussy, picky one.
2007-03-08 13:15:03 · answer #1 · answered by toomanycommercials 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would feed her what she will eat. I have 4 children that all went through it and at one point i swear i was getting sick of looking at the macaroni and cheese box cause thats all they would eat, but as long as shes eating breakfast and lunch and you compensate healthy stuff there it should be ok. kids when they get older start to know boundaries and you can set them and stick to them when they understand them better, you probally dont want her to go the whole night with an empty stomache because then she wont sleep good. but its always best to give her what you make first in little servings so she can try them and i would even try to make her take at least a bite of each so she knows what they taste like for after she gets over this picky stage. after a while she will get over the same thing and want to try new stuff
2007-03-08 22:44:50 · answer #2 · answered by autumnangel235 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a 2 year old daughter with health issues. She will only eat certain foods off of a certain plate. Try those gerber graduate toddler meals, they only take 30 seconds to heat and are full of vitamins. I let my daughter pick them out at the store, then let her pick between 2. So she feels like she has a choice, but you are really in control.
2007-03-08 21:17:07 · answer #3 · answered by say_tay 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you are cooking something that you know she won't like then prepare something else ahead of time.
My friend's kid didn't like mixed food so she would just put some of each ingredient aside. She would generally leave the veggies raw.
Other than that, what is served is what's for dinner. If she won't eat it don't push it. Maybe she is just tired.
2007-03-08 21:24:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It might be that supper time is when your daughter is most sleepiest. Babies tend to not eat while they are sleeping. This is just a stage so no need for alarm. Increase her appetite every two days or so. and please be patient. Good Luck!
2007-03-08 21:14:44 · answer #5 · answered by Flyboy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't make anything different for her .put it on her plate and if she want eat .just let her sat there until she gets hungry enough to eat what you fix.i have a grand daughter that is 21 months old and we have to do that with her.Other wise she will think that you will continue to fix her different meals even when she gets older.She want starve herself ,she will eat when she gets hungry.
2007-03-08 21:19:50 · answer #6 · answered by Candy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son was the same way. We catered to him for years.
The doctors kept saying he would grow out of being picky....but we were so worried.
Then one magical day I took him out to dinner and he ordered almost everything on the menu (he was in boarding school at the time). I said to him, "you don't eat .......... or .........or ..........or......" and he said, "I do now". He even ordered escargots and ate them with relish.
I feel happy he is now enjoying food but also stupid for all the groveling I did for his finicky tastes when he was younger.
2007-03-08 21:19:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your daughter is training you. The good news is she is very smart. The bad news is she is outsmarting you. Just make what you're making, put it in front of her and eventually she WILL get hungry!
2007-03-08 21:20:34 · answer #8 · answered by Sarah 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it will not be a stage if you keep cooking other meals...she will not starve herself...
2007-03-08 21:33:17 · answer #9 · answered by cherry 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋