Dealing with eating habbits

[Lou]

I had one of these too!!
3 yrs old and can't be 20 lbs. She would sit at the table and ask for fruit loops or "Happy Donalds" instead of what I served. At first I tried the "When you eat you can go play!" But she didn't care. She'd be happy to sit there all day if it meant she didn't have to eat so I stopped trying! She would literally go ALL day without eating a single bite then Mom would pick her up and say "OH poor thing! Want to go to McDonalds???" It was infuriating but mom admitted that she doesn't havethe patience or will to "make" her eat healthy. UGH. I completely stopped pushing her, then one day after months of ignoring her at the table...she started to take small nibbles of things. Sometimes she would throw huge gagging fits but would literally stop if I told her to...it was an eating game to her. Now she eats EVERYTHING. Mind you, she is super slow, and still takes super tiny bites but she's eating!!! Success!!! Sometimes, it becomes such a power struggle in their life that there is more success when there's no one to fight with! And no one who is going to just give in! Good luck!!