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Do you serve pudding even if they haven't finished their main course?

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PrettyCandles · 20/08/2006 23:22

That's my question. Thinking about young ones - mine are 5 and 3, one a fussy eater, one a good eater.

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nappyaddict · 21/08/2006 22:21

in our house we rarely have "proper puddings" just fruit and yoghurt. in our house we were not made to eat all the food on our plate if we were full, but mum used to say if you don't want any more dinner you must be too full for fruit and yoghurt too. quite a good ploy really because fruit and yoghurt was therefore seen as a treat and is probably why i enjoy it so much still.

nappyaddict · 21/08/2006 22:22

i forgot to add this wasn't the reason she did it. it was because we didn't have much money so she didn't see the point in using up more food when there was still some food left to eat iyswim.

Gillian76 · 21/08/2006 22:22

Oh and if I bake, I eat. As simple as that. So whilst I do like my family to have homebaking now and again, my lack of self control limits those occasions.

loopylou0612 · 23/08/2006 01:42

I always give my daughter pudding regardless of whether she has finished her main course or not. But this is because she is quite finnicky with lots of other things and we have daily battles about everything! I don't want to use food as a punishment which could lead to finnicky eating!

heiferjamese · 23/08/2006 10:05

Is my DD 2.8 won't try her dinner then I do say no icecream on your pudding then......

But I don't want to not give the pudding as it is ususally fruit salad type thing, so want her to eat that (especially if she hasn't eaten her veg)....

The funny thing is that the other day I just gave her the fruit and DH and me had a little icrcream on top and she didn't even winge about it, before I was also not having icecream etc if she couldn't have it, but I think she is old enough now to understand that as she didn't even try her dinner then no ice cream for her, but as I did try mine, i can have some.....

Never nag her to finish it all though....

HAPPYMUMOF5 · 23/08/2006 10:44

In our house my 3 oldest went thro very fussy stage so i decided that i would try a system of if i chose one meal - and they ate it all- they could chose the next days meal. This helped them to plan simple menus and understand the veg/carb/protein make up of a meal. They were about 8,5,3 so it was very basic teaching! After about 6 months they gradually forgot 'you chose/i chose' and generally ate the food. If they have at least tried to eat most on their plates they get a small pud.

MaloryTowersIsSlimAndChic · 23/08/2006 10:49

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Gillian76 · 23/08/2006 18:18

Inspired by this thread we have just had apple crumble. Much appreciated by my family!

MaloryTowersIsSlimAndChic · 23/08/2006 18:21

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Elibean · 23/08/2006 18:58

Reasonable effort with main course, no problem with pudding. Though dd is only 2.8 and hates crumble/tarts so that tends to be yoghurt, or a Rachels Rice Pudding (shared with me, preferably) or fruit, most of the time.

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