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Mindee has taken nearly 2 hours to eat lunch!!

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MrsPotato · 08/11/2012 13:39

including 45 minutes to eat 2 carrot sticks!!

Mindee is 2.5 and is getting slower and slower. Lunch was 3 carrot sticks, a boiled egg and a slice of toast. Satsuma and. Yogurt for afters.

We started at 11.30, has only just finished and gone for a nap. Breakfast took an hour!

Mindee is a good eater, not fussy, eats normal portions. I don't think what I served was too much. Breakfast lasting an hour was not a problem although it meant mindee missed a bit of the morning home based activity.

But parent wants mindee to have 2 hours sleep in the afternoon, which has to end by 2.30 for the school run. Mindee will only get 1 hour now and be quite miserable as I will have to wake them. Parent says mindee does not take long to eat at home.

What do I do? Will tea have to start at 3.30?!! What is going on?!

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MrsPotato · 08/11/2012 13:48

Ok so I need to have a set time, knew mn would have the answer!

Has anyone had a mindee who does this? What did they do when you took the unfinished food away! I'm pretty sure mindee would be upset and ask for more.

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Pinner35 · 08/11/2012 13:46

Yes, definitely sit with mindee (even if you only have a cuppa) and allow a set period of time for eating - 30 mins is all I allow and its plenty.

MrsPotato · 08/11/2012 13:46

Thank you for replying. As mindee has been getting slower today I decided to back off completely. I always sit with them but when the others finished after about 20 minutes I got up and started clearing up, no coaxing!

What if mindee has only eaten a carrot stick after half an hour?!

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forevergreek · 08/11/2012 13:44

I would allow a set time ( say 30 mins), after that the meal is finished regardless of the amount eaten

GrimAndHumourless · 08/11/2012 13:43

Do you coax and encourage? This can be counter-productive as it's a way to gain attention for the child. Sit and eat together, of course, but half an hour or so is plenty. Call an end to the meal, and crack on, no fuss or comments.

Hth