Do you know what?/...I'm so sick of the f*cking veryday battle to get them to eat something half way decent that I feel like saying b*llocks to it all and feeding them shite!

[LadyTophamHatt]

Honestly I'm sick to ficking death of it.

Ds2 is currently getting into bed because of his refuse to eat a single spoon ful of bolognaise that had lumps ins. Tiny lumps of soft courgette and mushroom, all covered in bolognaise sause that he loves.

He's 5 yrs old FFS...he can eat lumps.

He was gagging and chockingand generally making a huge great deal of of it.

I took the plate away, after telling him to forget it a spit it out, threw it on top of the empty plates of Ds1+3 and broke it.

F*cking Great!

Well it's kiwi fruit or nothing for today and tomorrow. Unless you could rustle up a bit of raw carrot. Or cucumber. I would offer these to "prove" I had alternatives.

Ooo... I have cucumber - good thinking!

Right, well ds1 is eating at a friend's house tonight, so it's just ds2 aware of the regime change

Plate was put out with 4 slices of kiwi and a bread stick, halved. I ate one of the halves of breadstick and two slices of kiwi then went off to sort out the washing leaving him to it.

Breadstick predictably snaffled quick. About a quarter of a slice of kiwi has been nibbled (so a couple of bites worth at least). This from the child who doesn't touch ANYTHING green and the only fruit he'll touch is bananas.

Will leave it there for another 20 mins and then remove without comment I think.

Result .

Just had amajor battle with son aged 5 over one teaspoon of mashed carrot and potato.Ended up big screaming match(me at him).Big bad mother routine.I can't get him to eat any veg unless it is blended or hidden in a sauce.

Oh Ladies,

Thankyou, I have had ahorrible few days, but you have all made me laugh out loud!

I am not the only one with a fussy child...hooray!!

Ds1 (12) and DS3 (21 months) will eat pretty much anything. DS2 (3) eats fishfingers.

He will also eat... rice crispies, cheese (but only grated), toatsed muffins, ice cream and yoghurt (but this has been a recent additon (imagine the joyousness (if that is a word) from me ) drinks milk, apple juice, eats normal toast at nursery I am now racking my brains to think of anything else...surely there must be something...NOPE!!

But, he is getting slightly better very very slowly, so take heart ladies, it's a long process, but you will get there. May try Spam and piccalilli tonight

I am doing the strict thing with DD Georgina. DS is no trouble at all. And I noticed that DD ate better when she was sat with DS and his school friend who were eating well than with her cousin. DS's friend will be invited back - he wolfed down a plate of sausage, mash, cabbage and carrots all the while telling me how much he liked it. He took his plate over to the sink without being asked. He comforted DD when she fell off the slide. Altogether he was a lovely little boy.

You have got to stop feeling guilty for not feeding your child.

If he wont eat it and you truly think he is messing you about for attention, let him starve, he will soon start eating his food if he knows he has to go hungry.

Now on the other hand if he has a problem with swallowing, maybe blend it a little to make the lumps smaller and if he still farts about just dont give him anything.

I aint the greatest cook in the world but i know what is healthy and change the variety of what we eat frequently. If he dont like it he can go without until he does like it and dont even ask for dessert!!!

I wouldnt send him to bed for not eating though as this could bring on all sorts of other problems.

Good luck and try and keep your cool.

I'm in shock.

Gave ds1 and ds2 kiwifruit and breadsticks again. Ds1 was in a fighting mood so much grumbling. But ds2 had his customary nibble of the corner and said "yum" so ds1 got into battle mode, dividing the pieces up on the plate and saying "these ones are mine". So ds2 crammed his portions in his mouth really quick so he didn't miss out, and ds1 ate up all his too.

So they've both eaten a whole kiwi fruit each for the first time ever this evening.

I'm in shock.

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Sibling rivalry - works where much else fails. I very often chop fruit up and put it on a plastic plate in the middle of the table and it gets shoved back and forth.