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Other peoples children /playdates and eating - grrrrr!!

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KenningtonKitty · 09/11/2006 19:33

My dd (age 4) has a weekly playdate with her best friend (age 4). Her friend is dropped after school and has tea with us but is a very fussy eater (I get the feeling she is used to using food as a way to get attention at home). Today my dd and ds (age 15 months) both finished all their food so had a small packet of sweets each after supper. But we have a rule in our house that if you don't eat your meal then you get nothing afterwards (my dd was a poor eater so we had to bring in food rules). Today my dd and ds (age 15 months) both finished all their food so had a small packet of sweets each after supper - but, having reminded her friend of the rule and given her plenty of opportunity to eat her tea, she ate nothing - so she wasn't allowed any sweets.

Just wondered what you think/what would you have done ?

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CHOCOLATEPEANUT · 09/11/2006 22:01

I agree with first post

For me, if you dont eat your dinner then theres no 'pudding'.Thats how i was raised and how i raise daughter and she eats everthing.

kids need rules and if the guest did not eat her meal then no sweets. Seeing that the other kids got some might have made her think anout this.

God I hear you gasp!! I hardly think shes going to need therapy!

My sisters kids come for tea and eat everything.At home they pick pick pick (no veg ugh ugh ugh). They love chocolate but dont get it until they have eaten up (and they always come back!

soapbox · 09/11/2006 22:03

Hat - your DH speaks a lot of sense

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