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Ok so I have the typical non eater.
Hes 2.25 yrs old and still on a bottle at home. He sometimes comes in with a bottle of chocolate milk in the mornings where I get the embarrassed excuse from mom "he wont go to school with it so Im in no hurry to get rid of it" and she promptly snatches it away. So because of this bottle, or even if he hasnt had one (or maybe im not aware that he has that day) he doesnt eat for me.
No breakfast, hardly a am snack, never a lunch and not really a pm snack. No liquids either. I offer milk for breakfast and lunch and water for snacks and any time they are thirsty. His mom tells me its hit and miss for him to eat for her and his dad has said the same thing too. When I ask what he eats at home, because im actually concerned and figure maybe Ill just make what they make, I get "oh well its hit and miss but last night he ate 3 bowls of pasta!". I get a sneaky suspision that they arent being truthful with me. Monday I told mom what his day was like and she exclaims "we're gonna make cookies!". Im not knocking her for being a mom and doing great stuff with her kids but I bet that was his dinner.
I get frustrated like you guys as I waste A LOT of food and since Im not on the food program I dont get anything back for his lost food. I offer him what I offer the other kids, including desserts. Boy can that kid pound down his carrot cake! Or whoopie pie! Or beet cookies! Then his plate goes in the sink and hes "awl don".
Im not the parent I know but I believe in good eating! I want him to at least TRY something. So Ive opted to the "try a bite" approach before dessert. He will comply for the most part and I dont force him to eat anything he doesnt like but he STUFFS his mouth super fast. Ive told him to slow down and that at any time he doesnt like it he does not have to eat it but the kid acts like Im sentencing him to cat food for lunch. He wants that dessert so bad that he almost chokes himself to get to it. There are some foods he gags on (like my version of pizza) and some foods he eats just fine so I know its not because he just hates everything I make.
You guys, do I just say "screw it, eat the friggin cake" or what? Mom always acts super concerned when I say what he ate that day, or lack there of but I dont know. I was hoping that group lunch would help him branch out but all he wants is sweets. If my kids dcp said all he ate was cake all day Id have a cow.
His mom is a educator too. Shes fully aware of all guidelines for kids.
I guess Im just more frustrated then anything. In the end I know there is really nothing I can do. Some days though, it makes me feel like Im failing ya know. Cant fix everything.
Hes 2.25 yrs old and still on a bottle at home. He sometimes comes in with a bottle of chocolate milk in the mornings where I get the embarrassed excuse from mom "he wont go to school with it so Im in no hurry to get rid of it" and she promptly snatches it away. So because of this bottle, or even if he hasnt had one (or maybe im not aware that he has that day) he doesnt eat for me.
No breakfast, hardly a am snack, never a lunch and not really a pm snack. No liquids either. I offer milk for breakfast and lunch and water for snacks and any time they are thirsty. His mom tells me its hit and miss for him to eat for her and his dad has said the same thing too. When I ask what he eats at home, because im actually concerned and figure maybe Ill just make what they make, I get "oh well its hit and miss but last night he ate 3 bowls of pasta!". I get a sneaky suspision that they arent being truthful with me. Monday I told mom what his day was like and she exclaims "we're gonna make cookies!". Im not knocking her for being a mom and doing great stuff with her kids but I bet that was his dinner.
I get frustrated like you guys as I waste A LOT of food and since Im not on the food program I dont get anything back for his lost food. I offer him what I offer the other kids, including desserts. Boy can that kid pound down his carrot cake! Or whoopie pie! Or beet cookies! Then his plate goes in the sink and hes "awl don".
Im not the parent I know but I believe in good eating! I want him to at least TRY something. So Ive opted to the "try a bite" approach before dessert. He will comply for the most part and I dont force him to eat anything he doesnt like but he STUFFS his mouth super fast. Ive told him to slow down and that at any time he doesnt like it he does not have to eat it but the kid acts like Im sentencing him to cat food for lunch. He wants that dessert so bad that he almost chokes himself to get to it. There are some foods he gags on (like my version of pizza) and some foods he eats just fine so I know its not because he just hates everything I make.
You guys, do I just say "screw it, eat the friggin cake" or what? Mom always acts super concerned when I say what he ate that day, or lack there of but I dont know. I was hoping that group lunch would help him branch out but all he wants is sweets. If my kids dcp said all he ate was cake all day Id have a cow.
His mom is a educator too. Shes fully aware of all guidelines for kids.
I guess Im just more frustrated then anything. In the end I know there is really nothing I can do. Some days though, it makes me feel like Im failing ya know. Cant fix everything.
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