DS (18 months) has gone off food lately, which I'm putting down to a combination of his age, teething, and the fact that he's been permanently ill since starting nursery! However I did a quick Google in case I was missing something, and came across a post on one of the other parenting websites, which had me absolutely
The Mum stated she held her child's cheeks to 'get the food in', which caused a meltdown (understandably). When I mentioned this to a mum friend she shrugged and said, 'well, whatever it takes sometimes'.
AIBU to think this is abusive, and to be utterly shocked that people still think this is an acceptable way to get your child to eat?!
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To think that force feeding children is abuse?!
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InMemoryOfSleep · 21/11/2017 15:21
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