No, Only This Big!
June 7th 2008 09:26
My son hates eating. He used to NOT EAT at all, i'd force food into his mouth. Tried everything from cute shaped chicken nuggets, fish fries, even french fries! he just doesn't like eating.
He'd eat french fries today and hate it tomorrow. Eat some nuggets or fish fingers, about a bite then hate it. He doesn't eat chocolates too (well not until last month), or ice cream, or chips, etc.
Nothing that he has to chew.
Every so and so he'd eat rice, and then he discovered the canned vienna sausage.
From the time he did, all he ate was VIENNA SAUSAGE! i'd buy cans and cans of it every week. Just so he'd eat. I have no idea how to sneak in anything else in a meal consisting of Vienna sausage and rice.
Recently my sisters and parents have been trying different ways of convincing him to eat more than just sausage. My sister discovered that my son knows a little bit of the concept of "growing taller." At a dinner, my sister insisted he tries the beef we're eating because it will make him "grow taller." True anyway, at least she wasn't lying.
well, he actually ate!
Now, everytime we want him to eat something new we'd try that trick. The other night, we tried the trick and he insisted that no, he doesn't want to try it.
I asked why. He said, because I only want to grow THIS big -- gesturing with his hand raised to his forehead. So I went on explaining that he will grow bigger than that, just like mommy and dada and all his aunts.
Then he strongly refused. Explained that he doesn't want to grow bigger because he might hit his head with the ceiling light!
*sigh* kids.
He'd eat french fries today and hate it tomorrow. Eat some nuggets or fish fingers, about a bite then hate it. He doesn't eat chocolates too (well not until last month), or ice cream, or chips, etc.
Nothing that he has to chew.
Every so and so he'd eat rice, and then he discovered the canned vienna sausage.
From the time he did, all he ate was VIENNA SAUSAGE! i'd buy cans and cans of it every week. Just so he'd eat. I have no idea how to sneak in anything else in a meal consisting of Vienna sausage and rice.
Recently my sisters and parents have been trying different ways of convincing him to eat more than just sausage. My sister discovered that my son knows a little bit of the concept of "growing taller." At a dinner, my sister insisted he tries the beef we're eating because it will make him "grow taller." True anyway, at least she wasn't lying.
well, he actually ate!Now, everytime we want him to eat something new we'd try that trick. The other night, we tried the trick and he insisted that no, he doesn't want to try it.
I asked why. He said, because I only want to grow THIS big -- gesturing with his hand raised to his forehead. So I went on explaining that he will grow bigger than that, just like mommy and dada and all his aunts.
Then he strongly refused. Explained that he doesn't want to grow bigger because he might hit his head with the ceiling light!
*sigh* kids.
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Comment by tlcorbin
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It's what makes the world we live in enjoyable view through the eyes of children. Thanks for sharing this story.
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Comment by Hazel Castillo
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He's going to school in about a week. I hope he'll see what other kids are actually eating and "inspire" him to try other stuff as well..
Comment by tlcorbin
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Comment by Susan
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NO OFFENSE!
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Comment by Hazel Castillo
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my sisters are working their witty little ways to get him to eat. but kids are smarter than us hahah
i hope it does get better.
thanks susan
Comment by Stephanie Allen
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Oh the joys of eating, bathing, dressing, sleeping etc. etc. It's an adventure all right!!
Comment by Hazel Castillo
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i also thought we were alone
pre-school's helping a bit