Is there a sneeky way to teach a child to eat so I don't have to hear him eating?

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please? It's rather disgusting. He's 11, it drives me potty.

Does it have to be sneaky? I just tell my two to pack it in!

I don't think he knows he does it. He'd be mortified if I said anything, he's very sensitive.

But if you don't tell him, who will?

dude, seriously will " shut yer gob when your chewing" NOT SUFFICE?

Does he keep his mouth shut? Surely that prevents the majority of the noise escaping?

he kind of closes it, then he nose breathes so it sounds rather gross.

The latest one I am trying to overcome with DS1 who is 10 is clanging the spoon against his teeth...
I just say "FGS stop clanging the spoon against your teeth."

I'll try, I need the softly softly approach though as he's not too happy at school.

I have a 46 yr old who does noisy eating, I need to go deaf before my dc leave home so I just can't hear him, he also speaks with his mouth full. I am quick to point out to my dc not to, in a very pointed way and hope he will take notice. Sometimes I just stop and look at him, to let him know he is being noisy, I don't say anything.

I am sometimes tempted to join him in a very exaggerated fashion, drooling, spitting bits of food in his face as I speak to him... but I worry that it won't make any impression - then he starts sucking his teeth.

I just reach a point of meal time despair where his gobbling his food down like he hasn't eaten in three weeks is a good thing because he then usually finishes three times faster than everyone else - I married a troll?

Woman, for god's sake please, please tell him. 'Chew with your mouth closed,' or 'don't chew with your mouth open' should work nicely. Chew a ryvita, followed by macaroni cheese, with your mouth open, for demo purposed. Give him a mirror to use while he chews with his mouth open.

It's bad manners, he needs to stop it.

I too have a sensitive child.

Use humour.

I agree with Egypt, think of all the people who will sit eating with him in future? I would also say that if he is sensitive you are sparing him feeling hurt by others ?