DD is 7yo. This is her third year in school and she has never eaten a sandwich. Her lunchbox comes home full most days and it's really getting me down.
She has only ever eaten dry food, ricecakes, crackers etc, she won't eat dairy, no milk, no cheese, no yoghurts, has a rare orange but not much other fruit. This term I told her that she was going to have to start eating other foods. I can deal with the dry food, it's not what I'd like but I don't mind if she doesn't want sandwiches I just want her to eat what I give her.
Every week it's the same battle in the supermarket. She tells me "oh I love apples because Megan eats them and I never get them" so I get apples only to find them in her lunchbox when she comes home. It's the same with several other foods. I think "great she's finally wanting to eat something that's good for her" then she hasn't bloody eaten it.
I was told a long time ago not to worry about what she ate that she wouldn't starve and that she, like us all, has a natural insticnt to eat for survival so I need not worry about her going hungry but I can't deal with this much longer. It was suggested I send her to school with no lunch but I can't bring myself to do that. I think it would be cruel her having to explain why she had no lunch.
We did a big shop yesterday and I allowed her to pick out what she wanted for lunch. I warned her if she didn't eat it she would spend the rest of the day in her room.
She arrived home with half the lunch still in the box so I sent her to her room and she's crying now. I think I was too harsh. Didn't shout or anything just explained that I had given her a warning and that because she had not done what she promised to do she would have to go to her room.
I feel like the most evil mammy in the world but I'm stuck now. I can't back down or she will never eat and will never understand the consequences of her actions but she's only seven and she's not starving so can it really be that big of a deal if she doesn't eat lunch?
Please tell me I'm not the only one with dc who won't eat.
TIA
Please or to access all these features
Please
or
to access all these features
Talk to others about child development and behaviour stages here. You can find more information on our development calendar.
Behaviour/development
This not eating lark is driving me to distraction and somehow I end up feeling guilty!
37 replies
AbRoller · 17/09/2007 17:49
OP posts:
Don’t want to miss threads like this?
Weekly
Sign up to our weekly round up and get all the best threads sent straight to your inbox!
Log in to update your newsletter preferences.
You've subscribed!
Please create an account
To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.