Bad eating habits

[mickyc]

Hi ladies, just a vent today lol

I have 2 boys that are terrible eaters. 2 year old ("B") and 3 year old ("C"). C takes forever..... And I mean 45 minutes to eat 1 carrot! He takes the smallest bites and tends to sit and not chew. I sometimes have to fish food out of his mouth because I am done waiting and he cannot go down for his nap with food in his mouth. I always make the kids start with their veggies first so of course he gets upset when I take the other food away. I mentioned to mom the other day about his slow eating. She said the feed him supper right after daycare (special meal just for him) because he is hungry (ummmmm Ya! He barely eats here). They let him take as much time as he needs which is usually an hour. I doubt in that hour he eats much. She has mentioned his breakfast usually consists of a half piece of toast.

Next is B. He has always been a terrible eater. Was hard to transition off baby food. Just generally very picky! With lots of hard work he eats good for me. Mom tells me this morning she can't get B to eat at home still and he also gets special meals made. I did tell her that it was a terrible habit to start.

Sigh.... So both my problem eaters get special meals (not healthy ones either) at home! I am just baffled!

I am tired of fighting with the kids at meal time to eat, chew, swallow, try new things. Sometimes I wonder why I bother.

End of rant!