Children only want things they're being given - if i gave my 6 year old chocolate for every meal he would soon not want anytheng else. When they're little they cant get food for themselves so its up to the adult to provide it.
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My Child Won't Eat
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Urchin said:
tbh, no. Jess hates chocolate. People think im being smart when I say that but she would eat wine gums to a band playing.
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I only caught the last 30 mins of it but from what I saw I reckon most of the kids were taking the mick. You'd be hard pushed to find a child who wouldn't want to eat chocolate for every meal but for her parents to allow that.
As for the McDonalds girl, what she is eating has a better chance of poisoning her than healthy home cooked meals!!
Maybe she should watch SuperSize Me! That put me off fast food!! 
I haven't raised any children so I don't know how hard it can be to feed a child but my mum told me I was very fussy. I would only eat mince and potatoes. I grew out of it and I actually feel physically sick from the smell of mince now. I guess I ate too much of it! hehe
As for the McDonalds girl, what she is eating has a better chance of poisoning her than healthy home cooked meals!!
Maybe she should watch SuperSize Me! That put me off fast food!! I haven't raised any children so I don't know how hard it can be to feed a child but my mum told me I was very fussy. I would only eat mince and potatoes. I grew out of it and I actually feel physically sick from the smell of mince now. I guess I ate too much of it! hehe
I wanted to slap her!!! what a stupid woman!!!Sandi4Paul
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i thought the 3 1/2 year old only on bottles of milk come from his mum, she was the one who wouldn't let him go onto solids cos she was scared he would be sick, when doctors had tried to cut back his bottles she would just cave and give them back.
the body language between her and her hubbie at the start when talking about it wasn't good.
Sandi
the body language between her and her hubbie at the start when talking about it wasn't good.
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i had awful trouble with my oldest being a fussy eater no where near as extreme as some of the ones shown on here but it was difficult for a while but as soon as he went to school he wanted to eat the same as everyone else and the problems were gone i had trouble with luke eating the same things all the time i offered different things all the time but he wouldnt eat them
all he would eat was marmite on toast, weetabix, spaghetti hoops, or mash with veg and gravy so wasnt too bad but still same thing all the time and it would drive me mad i remember going on holiday to spain when he was 3 and i had to take marmite and tins of spaghetti hoops in my suitcase in case he wouldnt eat anything.
all he would eat was marmite on toast, weetabix, spaghetti hoops, or mash with veg and gravy so wasnt too bad but still same thing all the time and it would drive me mad i remember going on holiday to spain when he was 3 and i had to take marmite and tins of spaghetti hoops in my suitcase in case he wouldnt eat anything.
Maybe my opinion will change once i've dealt with Tally and food but i do believe that most of these food problems stem from the parents.
The one who wouldnt eat anything but yoghurt, i'd have put food in front of him and walked away, maybe even out of the room, i hate it when people watch me eat or try and force me and i'm 20!! A 2 year old is gonna realise the attention they've getting and the fuss and not eat it.
Like has been said before, how do you get to a point where you're offering your child 3 meals of chocolate a day? or Mc Donalds?
The kid who only drank milk, that was the mother! They had no problems in him eating food, but the fact she wouldnt put fish fingers on his plate cos "he wont eat it" was stupid, shes meant to be encouraging him to eat foods, if he leaves it then at least she's given him that option, by giving him different food to the rest she's still making him "different"
My parents always put exactly the same on everyones plates (my mum made my dad eat sprouts etc just so we'd all eat the same, he hates them lol) they wouldnt make a fuss as such but i'd always leave certain stuff (cauliflower for example) now at 20 my mum doesnt bother puttin it on if i dont like it but i do find my dad still puts things on he knows i dont like, i just eat around them.
I also have to add (just cos it irritated me so much) but watching the girl obsessed with chocolate eat made me feel sick! Even over the TV you could hear and see the food going around her mouth! At 12 years old theres no excuse for eating so disgustingly, looks like not only did her parents not teach her about food they didnt bother with how to eat either!
The one who wouldnt eat anything but yoghurt, i'd have put food in front of him and walked away, maybe even out of the room, i hate it when people watch me eat or try and force me and i'm 20!! A 2 year old is gonna realise the attention they've getting and the fuss and not eat it.
Like has been said before, how do you get to a point where you're offering your child 3 meals of chocolate a day? or Mc Donalds?
The kid who only drank milk, that was the mother! They had no problems in him eating food, but the fact she wouldnt put fish fingers on his plate cos "he wont eat it" was stupid, shes meant to be encouraging him to eat foods, if he leaves it then at least she's given him that option, by giving him different food to the rest she's still making him "different"
My parents always put exactly the same on everyones plates (my mum made my dad eat sprouts etc just so we'd all eat the same, he hates them lol) they wouldnt make a fuss as such but i'd always leave certain stuff (cauliflower for example) now at 20 my mum doesnt bother puttin it on if i dont like it but i do find my dad still puts things on he knows i dont like, i just eat around them.
I also have to add (just cos it irritated me so much) but watching the girl obsessed with chocolate eat made me feel sick! Even over the TV you could hear and see the food going around her mouth! At 12 years old theres no excuse for eating so disgustingly, looks like not only did her parents not teach her about food they didnt bother with how to eat either!
ive never really had this fussy eating thing with Beth...i think mainly cos i dont pressure her or worry about what she eats. Ive always just made meals, put the food on her plate and left her to it. If she says she doesnt like something then (as long as ive seen she's tried it) i just say "fair enough , dont eat it then!" and she normally ends up nibbling a little bit of it anyway. If i sat there saying "now COME ON, you HAVE to try this!! " and tried shoving the food down her throat then she probably would develop problems!!
I think the problems totally come from the parents... i can see if your kids fussy then it can obviously be quite stressful, but to give in and let them eat chocolate of all bloody things....
I think the problems totally come from the parents... i can see if your kids fussy then it can obviously be quite stressful, but to give in and let them eat chocolate of all bloody things....
before I had children I was always saying "my child will never be a fussy eater" and thought that children who were were because of the parents etc. Then I had Seren, she was a fantastic eater until just before 2 and she refused to eat so many things. I would put them in front of her and leave her to it, give her praise if she tried anything etc etc but she would not eat if she didn't want to. I remember in one week she ate nothing but fish fingers and beans as that is all she would eat, she would also scream for yoghurt and not eat anyhting else. It is the most difficult thing in the world putting a sobbing toddler to bed who hasn't eaten anything. I did at times cave in and let her have a yoghurt as I was so worried she wasn't eating.Its not that easy.
I didn't watch thi sprogramme as I assumed it would be very sensationalist and not address the fussy child thing in normal families, and I have no doubt that there were a few parents on there that have contributed to their childs eating problem but not every fussy child is as a result of bad parenting. It is a normal phase. I was a right fussy eater and would never eat veg - until the age of 23 when I was travelling and that was all I could afford to eat. My mum slaved over good homemade meals, did everyhting she could thinkof to get me to eat veg (even used to dye it with food colouring) but I always refused. I must have been a nightmare.
Seren now is better at eating, she will try more things (apart from certain veg). She eve ate a prawn green curry the other week - I never thought she would (though still didn'teat the brocolli in it lol)
I didn't watch thi sprogramme as I assumed it would be very sensationalist and not address the fussy child thing in normal families, and I have no doubt that there were a few parents on there that have contributed to their childs eating problem but not every fussy child is as a result of bad parenting. It is a normal phase. I was a right fussy eater and would never eat veg - until the age of 23 when I was travelling and that was all I could afford to eat. My mum slaved over good homemade meals, did everyhting she could thinkof to get me to eat veg (even used to dye it with food colouring) but I always refused. I must have been a nightmare.
Seren now is better at eating, she will try more things (apart from certain veg). She eve ate a prawn green curry the other week - I never thought she would (though still didn'teat the brocolli in it lol)
abcd1234 said:
I do this!!!! I absolutely HATE mushrooms, but since Arianna is eating now I put them on my plate and eat them to set a good example. They still taste minging... i eat them first to get it over and done with then enjoy the rest of my meal!
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I didn't watch the program but I agree it's not ALWAYS down to the parents.
I can't get my middle daughter to eat ANY fruit, and she'll only eat peas or Brocolli at a push. I've tried everything in my power, but she point blank refuses. I don't force her but I do try to bribe her.....nothing works
The only way I can get fruit into her is by making compote. She won't even eat dried or tinned fruit. I've had to give up on getting five portions a day into her, I'm lucky if I manage three (including her apple juice which she likes) but I console myself with the knowledge that she has a very healthy diet generally. I certainly don't give chocolate or sweets just to get her to eat. If she doesn't eat her main meal, she doesn't get a pudding....end of!
The only way I can get veggies into her is if I disguise them somehow, and even then she's not easily fooled......
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I didn't watch this programme but I kinda wish I had. Alex is the most difficult child when it comes to food ever! Compared to Lydia who eats almost anything, Alex's eating problems came as a big shock to me.
Take today for instance. I've managed to persuade him to eat a tiny tiny bit of a boiled egg, and a quarter of a slice of bread with cheese.
The whole time I was giving him these he was screaming and crying like I was killing him.
If it weren't for breastmilk I don't know what the hell I'd do - he's lost loads of weight recently I'm at my wits end!
Take today for instance. I've managed to persuade him to eat a tiny tiny bit of a boiled egg, and a quarter of a slice of bread with cheese.
The whole time I was giving him these he was screaming and crying like I was killing him.
If it weren't for breastmilk I don't know what the hell I'd do - he's lost loads of weight recently I'm at my wits end!
i only caught the last bit of the program i forgot about it, but who in thei right minds would give a kid chocoloate and chocolate fingers for breakfast and meals!!! push over parents!! i would just serve the same food as we have and if she didnt eat it tough!
Ewan is always given the same as me and OH, and generally he will eat it. occasionally he will not eat but we will sit there and only let him get up once he has eaten a couple of mouthfuls then praise him. yes it ends up in screaming but he still tries different food.
It breaks my heart to force him to eat things but once he has done it he is pleased wth himself.
He loves brocoli cauliflower spuds gravy carrots and most meat if its not tough.
If i gave him the chance he'd eat chocokale 24/7!
Ewan is always given the same as me and OH, and generally he will eat it. occasionally he will not eat but we will sit there and only let him get up once he has eaten a couple of mouthfuls then praise him. yes it ends up in screaming but he still tries different food.
It breaks my heart to force him to eat things but once he has done it he is pleased wth himself.
He loves brocoli cauliflower spuds gravy carrots and most meat if its not tough.
If i gave him the chance he'd eat chocokale 24/7!
Being a fussy eater myself (wont eat tomatoes in lasagne, bolognese anything like that) and coming from a familiy of fussy eaters, my brother is the same of me but also has a thing about not even eating onions in stuff so thats hard. Also un til quite recently my sister ate nothing but bread and butter and crisps, she would not even touch anything else and would gip if anyone would try to force her to eat it, but this was nothing to do with my parents, my mum has always provided us with wholesome good home cooked foods of wide veriety. We never had any problems up until we were no longer babies, my brother would sit and eat bowls of peas, he wont consider touching them now, tbh i think things like these are phases, i myself have learned to eat food with onions and mushrooms in it, i wouldnt have done that six months ago, although the tomatoes are a no go im afraid.
As for the programme, the kids who only eats yogourts, just put food in front of him and if he doesnt eat it then its tough, thats what my mum used to do with us, the mum said oh ive tried starving him, yeah i bet, how long for, one meal
chocolate girl, dont buy the friging chocolate idiots
Bottle boy, that woman wants to grow up and accept her little man is growing up and has to stop with making excuses for reasons for not letting him grow up
As for the programme, the kids who only eats yogourts, just put food in front of him and if he doesnt eat it then its tough, thats what my mum used to do with us, the mum said oh ive tried starving him, yeah i bet, how long for, one meal
chocolate girl, dont buy the friging chocolate idiots
Bottle boy, that woman wants to grow up and accept her little man is growing up and has to stop with making excuses for reasons for not letting him grow up
