Child starving herself

[Fun&care]

I dont usually make a child sit at the table unless it's my own kids. I was especially frustrated today because chicken, broccoli, and pasta are her favorite, but I think it was maybe the sauce that put her off. I figured though that if she sat long enough she would eventually at least try some...I should have known better.

A part of me knows there isn't much I can do. But it's frustrating nonetheless and I honestly worry, because I am the type that will get dizzy and lightheaded if I don't eat regularly so I find it hard to watch her starve herself like this. At the end of some days she looks weary and genuinely hungry.

It sucks to see a child get WORSE despite my best efforts and despite the fact she's been with me so long. But yes, it's a losing battle when she knows she will get what she wants as soon as mommy and daddy show up