Over it!

[alotofyarn]

I'm so over the single parenting today. E screamed while I made dinner, then screamed while we ate and threw it all on the floor unless I was willing to put it on my fork and feed it to her, and even that she spit half out. I don't have the patience to keep going, so she got a pouch and I'm done. I'd skip her bath if she wasn't a mess and didn't have pictures at school tomorrow. I'd put her to bed early if I didn't think she'd wake up early and screw up all of tomorrow. Why is my child such a grump?

[SoonerTexan]

Over the endless fight to make the toddler eat dinner. Just eat! And no I'm not feeding you.

I hope to God I don't have to try and stay home and work with them tomorrow.

[SoonerTexan]

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I think he just ate some dirt

[Thirteen]

Over it!

I'm so sorry! 😞
How old is she now?
Ds1 did that around 16 mos. -- super calculated and intentional, screaming, dropping food. That's when I started "time out" in his high chair... And signing "all done" when he would do it.
I'm the mean mom.


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[alotofyarn]

15 months. I mean seriously, when I can I put her to bed without giving her dinner when she does this?

How do you time out in the high chair, [MENTION=1497]Thirteen[/MENTION]? We take away the tray for a short period when she does it too much, but I needed to eat, and we're trying to get her to stay in her high chair as long as we're eating.

It seemed like it was just everything today. Plus I'm not feeling well, again. I'm sure she's not either - she brought the stupid cold home.

[MrsC]

C went through this last month. So frustrating! The worst of it only lasted a couple of weeks but he still has his moments. One thing that kind of works is giving him his food, then moving away. He will often eat it if I'm not right there. Total battle of wills. If he keeps refusing it I just give him the things he really likes such as meat and fruit.
Hugs.

[alotofyarn]

I'm glad to hear it's temporary! I think my biggest struggle is knowing how much to give in - feeding her off of my fork and giving her other food options - without making the problem worse for the future.

[OrionGrad]

I think how much you're willing to give in is just up to you. For example, I'm ok with feeding him off my fork some nights, but I pretty much never offer other food options if he doesn't like that we're having.

[alotofyarn]

Some nights I don't mind feeding her, but she's just gotten so demanding. Last night we got pho, and I fed her a piece of beef from my chopsticks. She decided all of her food needed to come from the chopsticks, so she'd pick a piece up for me to grab with them to feed to her. Fine, I get the novelty of the chopsticks, so I fed her a bit from them. She pretty much did the same thing with my fork tonight though, and I just wasn't up for a repeat after dealing with the tantrums all evening. I have few options I'll generally try if she doesn't like dinner, not all at once, usually one or two depending on what we have and what else she's eaten, and if she refuses that too, we're done.