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wont eat dinner wont get dressed for bed.....help

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hermykne · 13/03/2006 20:08

ds and dd are both playing up.
neither have eaten their dinner properly this past week and getting ready for bed is just torture - with the no no or whatever from dd 3 1/2 and ds just wriggles on the changing station 19mths, he never did this prior tothis wk.

they are starved after 3pm, maybe a piece of apple or rice cake but they just wont eat and then i give them supper to fill their tummies before bed.

are they that cute that they know i 'll give them super. i literally have to sit down with dd to get her to eat dinner, before hse eat most of it by herself.

i am totally fed up, and ds was always a brilliant eater much better than dd - urgghhh arghhhh

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starlover · 13/03/2006 20:13

don't give supper! don't let them have ANY snacks between lunchtime and dinner time. warn them that there will be no supper if they don't eat their dinner... and stick to it!

helsi · 13/03/2006 20:16

they will not starve themselves. if they don't eat don't give in and make surethey know there is nothing else until the morning. Stick to your guns as starlover has said.

with regard to getting ready for bed, surley you can overpower a wriggler? persevere and don't let them dictate to you. Tell them sternly it is time to get ready for bed. if they still don't listen put them on a naughty rug/room/step or whatever - old trick but it does work.

Its all about perseverance.

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hermykne · 13/03/2006 20:27

starlover and helsi thansk its is perseverance and i am useless come this rime of the day.

i will definitely give nothing between lunch nd dinner tom and listen to the wrath of dd!

off to arm my holster
at least its not unknown behaviour

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JoolsToo · 13/03/2006 20:27

good advice

helsi · 13/03/2006 20:29

I know it is hard at this time of day ut when the penny drops with the that mum won't acceptthat behaviour it will all be worth it. good luck.

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hermykne · 13/03/2006 20:35

thanks.

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Smee · 14/03/2006 13:32

Might be seen by the purists on here as a bribe, but my DS at 18 mths was a nightmare at bath time too. In the end I did a deal with him. If he let me dry him and put his vest on he could have something from the cupboard - he gets to open the door and I always put something there that I know'll intrigue him (think as desirable as a lipsalve!!) - then while he's playing with it the deal is that he has to lie down while I put on his nappy/ pyjamas. We now have a fab time at bath time and hardly ever have any problems.

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