Recently we have been going through food struggles with Paxton. I am sure that almost every 2-3 year old does the same kind of thing. Paxton eats a good breakfast, good lunch, but when it comes to dinner, no matter what we have, he just does not want to eat. Part of the problem too, is that he is so busy talking, singing, asking questions, that he forgets to eat. Dinners have lasted up to an hour lately, with us begging, threatening, bribing him to take some bites. It gets old. I know you must think, well then don't make him eat if he isn't hungry. The problem with that is he is starving by 7:30 or in the morning wakes up very grumpy. Ok, then make him be quiet until he finishes. Somehow that doesn't work well either. He also wants a special treat or dessert, which our rule is he can't have one until he has eaten at least a portion of his dinner. Anyway, we feel like we have tried everything. We have let him not eat, we have saved his food for him and warmed it up for breakfast, we have given him time limits, all the tricks we know.I know it is a stage, but hey, we already have one really picky eater who struggles with caloric intake, I don't need another! Paxton is healthy and can always manage to put away any dessert in no time at all! I am thankful that he does eat a wide variety of foods: fruits, veggies, meat, bread, dairy,etc. It is just that dinner time has become a chore with him. I would love any suggestions that you might have tried or that you think would work with our dinner delay problem. Thanks!! (Ok, I know the food looks kind of gross in the first picture, but it looked a lot better before it was smushed and played with!)
Hey, where is everybody? Dinner ended 30 mintues ago, buddy!
Oh, the agony of it all!
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