Bad eating habits

[Lee-Bee]

Sounds like a power struggle. I'll put food in my mouth and leave it there and you'll sit around waiting, or take it out.

So not worth it. Our job as adults is to prepare and serve a large variety of healthy foods. Our job ends there. Put it on the plate, put it in front of them and ignore them. Don't comment on anything they do or don't eat. Don't cheer, don't 'yeaaa', don't comment they didn't eat anything at all, don't push or ask or beg.

Serve and remove the plate at end of meal.

We choose the foods served the kids choose what and how much of that served food they eat. Yes, they will be hungry...but being hungry is the natural consequence of choosing not to eat. If they ask for food later a simple comment along the lines of snack will be in an hour, you chose not to eat now your tummy is hungry" and leave it at that.

Don't stress, don't fret. Just know you did your job as the adult to provide a good meal. The rest is on the child.