ok so my brothers brithday was monday, so now we have this huge costco cake left over in the fridge. so when my 2 year old sees it. she throws a tantrum, and tells me she wants it. so i tell her to first eat her breakfast before i give her the cake. she eats half and she wants the cake. so i cave.
she doesnt eat anything unless its what she wants i feel like shes starving, cause she just throws all her food on the floor. so thats why i cave.
how do i deal with this?
Honestly, I have had cupcakes for breakfast before at my house. My 2 year old daughter was similar. To this day she is used to a variety of options because I never know what her "mood for food" is going to be.. So she gets a plate of dry ceral (fruit loops), apple slices, sometimes chips (I know weird), and crackers, and cheese. And I let her go for it. When they are this young, expect eating habits to be odd but keep introducing foods and display VARIETY! I think it may have more to do with them feeling like they have options that makes them more inclined to eat things.
When kids are HUNGRY, they will eat the food you cook. Don't be tricked by the whining and crying.
I cook supper and if my 4 yr old says she is not eating it, then I say, "ok". She will throw a tantrum for a little while because she wants cake or me to go to McDonalds and get her chicken nuggets and I tell her that she either eats what is prepared or she doesn't eat. This usually ends with her eating what was prepared. I don't buy a lot of junk food but if it is in the house, I will tell her she has to eat and if she does she can have a snack before bed if she still wants it and usually she goes on to play and forgets about the junk. I guess I'm saying let her have her tantrum she will soon realize that the tantrum is not working and she is not getting what she wants. This is just what works for me, every family is different.
lol I do this with my son....now he'll throw the food by the hand fulls when he is done, to let me know he's done lol now I clean away the food on his high chair and just have to tell him "That's not nice, now you have to wait in your high chair until I'm done cleaning up your mess" still hasn't quite sunk in, but hopefully soon....he hates being stuck in his high chair lol
Quoting Alena77:
If she starts throwing food tell her okay breakfast or whichever meal is over, we dont throw our food. My ped told us to do this and it worked. She will get the message..but I then always give her a snack in about an hour or two:)
dont cave!!!!!! if she hungry she will eat...by caving you are teaching hr bad habits for later in life...my daughter who 3 see cookies in the morning and will throw a fit but in the end she eats her breakfast all of it than goes to school and gets her cookie after dinner.
also the best time to teach her to eat what is given to her...if she doesnt eat it than no snacks later...u arent straving her shell eat when she hungry dont let her be the boss you are the boss...i even told my daughter this....ive told her "you arent the boss im the mommy im the boss" she nows says "mommy your the boss!"
I do this as well. last night we had enchildas i know she likes this....she hasnt had it in along time and this was one that was premade and not the kind my mom makes...so she says it and was like no it yucky and start to throw a mini fit...so i tell fine u go stand in time out while i eat...than we do bath and no teen titans ( a cartoon she loves to watch) after telling her a few times and almost putting her in it and showing her the chicken in the enchildas she ate most of it till she got an olive. she didnt like the idea of time out and no teen titans at all!!!!
Quoting singletiredmom:
I cook supper and if my 4 yr old says she is not eating it, then I say, "ok". She will throw a tantrum for a little while because she wants cake or me to go to McDonalds and get her chicken nuggets and I tell her that she either eats what is prepared or she doesn't eat. This usually ends with her eating what was prepared. I don't buy a lot of junk food but if it is in the house, I will tell her she has to eat and if she does she can have a snack before bed if she still wants it and usually she goes on to play and forgets about the junk. I guess I'm saying let her have her tantrum she will soon realize that the tantrum is not working and she is not getting what she wants. This is just what works for me, every family is different.
If it's really important to you that she has a good breakfast she needs to eat the breakfast. Tell her the cake will be there for her morning snack. Otherwise, just give her the cake for breakfast and all is well. A day here and there, isn't going to hurt. Pick the real battles.
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on Feb. 9, 2012 at 11:21 AM