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8 Year Old Hates Everything
Asked by S. from Denver
on January 3, 2009
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Hello,
I hope I can get some great tips for my 8 year old son. He hates everything! He hates it before he tastes or smells it. He will not try anything, when he ...
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- For kids food is all they can control. Well anyway stick to you guns and be consistant by standing by your word. I have a 7 year old who is autistic and he tries to pu...
- I feel your pain! My five yr old doesn't like most foods. I have found that it helps to let him help choose food while grocery shopping and to help prepare dinner. ...
- You are being manipulated by a master : ). You need to change your thinking about the purpose of a meal-It is to nourish the body and provide some family togetherness ...
Need Help or Suggestions for Food Preperation for Hectice Schedule
Asked by A.G. from San Antonio
on August 31, 2009
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I have a 14 year old and a 10 year old plus my husband and I work full time jobs. He are in the football season which both of my boys are playing in and of course they...
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- I went to HEB the other day and bought fajita frozen chicken breasts that are already cooked. I just cook it in the microwave and we can have chicken fajita tacos, ch...
- CROCKPOT!! There are so many meals you can make in the crockpot and if you have the digital one, it will turn itselfs to keep warm and stop cooking it. Like right ...
- I understand. Here are few things we do: brown 3 lbs of ground beef with onions, pepper and some season salt. Freeze it in 3 to 4 containers. This can later be used fo...
Seeking a Good Booster Seat to Transition to Dining Table
Asked by C.S. from Chicago
on August 10, 2008
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My daughter is showing interest in sitting at the table with my husband and I during meals. We have looked at a few booster seats in the stores, but they are more like...
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- We have loved the Stokke highchair - now called Tripp Trapp (was kinderzeat). The chair is adjustable as your child grows, my 5 and 7 year olds still use them. Easy t...
- I have two Tripp-Trapps for my first two kids, and then found a look alike at leapsandbounds.com for our third. It $89, but it adjusts the seat and foot heights as the...
- i wouldn't skip the booster chair...especially if she's as busy as you say she is. it's nice to have them confined at the dinner table. we have the fisher price bo...
Need Some Quick Make Ahead/freezer Meals for Activity Nights
Asked by N.S. from Dallas
on August 27, 2009
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This is the first year we have our daughter in organized evening activities. For the next 2 months it will be 2 nights a week, but then drop to 1. While I'm always a f...
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- Thank you N. for posting this question, I'm getting ideas too. I also make for 2 nights with my dinners. It might not be that we eat the 2nd dinner that same week, b...
- This may not be your idea for back to back dinner but as a busy mom you can hopefully appreciate this quick and easy recipe to have on hand. I get the turkey breakf...
- During the school year the crockpot becomes my best friend. I also plan out my menus for a month at time - that way I can make sure I have what I need for each meal. ...
Stop Dropping/throwing Food?
Asked by E.G. from San Diego
on August 26, 2009
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Hi Mommas,
I have a very energetic 13 month old who likes to self feed. however she also likes to take handfulls of her food and drop it of the side of her high-chai...
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- This age is very messy at meal time. I was on my hands and knees cleaning up the floor often (and yes, don't bother until the end). Mine is 21 months and it gets a l...
- Our daughter likes to do this, too... especially when I'm feeding her, for some reason. When it happens, I just remove all the food and utensils from her reach and go...
- While I agree with the other moms that there is a LOT of experimentation at this age, 13 months is also old enough to understand cause/effect relationships and consequ...
My 3 Year Old Won't Eat
Asked by J.C. from Los Angeles
on October 14, 2008
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ok, so i have a 3 year old that is very finicky but has always his eaten his 3 meals a day without issues. well, for a week now he does not want to eat. he will take 2...
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- My 3 year old starts doing the something similar. He looks at the food, declares it to be "yucky", refuses to eat and leaves the table. We just ignore this behavior an...
- Okay, so someone else already mentioned it but my Best Friends little boy went through this and it was because the 'older' kids at his Aunt's house didn't like veggies...
- Hi, You have so much advice and all of it is excellent. I just wanted to add one possibility I didn't see here: two of my kids (especially the youngest) have fought...
My Daughter Wants to Snack All the Time
Asked by R.T. from Dallas
on November 9, 2008
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I'm looking for suggestions. I have a 4 year old that always wants to snack between meals. An hour after eating a meal, sometimes less, she starts saying she's hungr...
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- I've always heard to eat smaller meals and have snacks in between. Healthy snacks like you are doing and good proteins and vegs at dinner and lunch. Also, breakfast ...
- Maybe she's thirsty. Nutritionists (and those of us who have been successful at losing weight and keeping it off) will tell you that our body will act like it's hungr...
- R., I suggest keeping her main meal in the microwave or fridge and when she says she is hungry pull it out and have her eat it instead of snack foods!
Teen with Picky Eating Habits (Extreme)
Asked by J.W. from St. Louis
on July 26, 2008
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I have a 14 year old step-son who will only eat about 20 foods. Most of which are typical "party foods" like hamburger (plain), chicken nuggets, cheese pizza etc. I...
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- We are raising 2 granddaughters, 13 and 14, the oldest is a really picky eater. The first 5 years of their lives, their mom would take them for 3 hours - 1 1/2 weeks ...
- I read through the other responses and they are all have great advice...if you can get them to work. The problem is, they probably won't. I am a 35 year old who stil...
- I wonder if he might not have a food allergy or sensitivity. It seems like he tends to "crave" gluten (wheat) containing foods. Some people with food intolerance hav...
Help with 12 Month Old's Eating Habits
Asked by P.M. from Columbus
on June 12, 2007
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Hey Moms,
here is my question. My son has always been pretty good with eating and sleeping. He would get his formula in the morning around 7 and then his baby cerea...
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- P., it sounds like the milk is either causing some type of physical discomfort or he doesn't like the taste. I would call your pediatrician and verify that physical...
- P., I experienced with both my kids that once I switched them to regular milk they didn't want to eat breakfast anymore if I gave them a bottle first thing in the m...
- We had a similar problem with our son Zach around that age (he is now 3yrs), and tried everything under the sun. What we found that finally worked for us (and Zach) wa...
Daycare Kids Not Fed Until They Arrive at My House at Noon????
Asked by C.B. from Chicago
on March 11, 2008
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I recently started caring for a new family. They have 3 children 6, 3, & 18mths. They arrive at my house and are ravenous. These children do not arrive until noon. Th...
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- C., that scenario just makes me sick... there are so many things wrong with it, I jsut dont know where to begin. If i were you... and I'm not, but I can empat...
- I would talk to the parents about increasing your fees because the children are eating you out of house and home or I would give them two-weeks' notice. Do you really...
- Oh man, that's sad. Seems like the parents need parenting classes. 1st of all, I looked into providing chilcare from my home last summer and would have offered breakfa...
