Finally flipped. Threw ds dinner on the floor - now what do I do?

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Ds is a awkward sod when it comes to dinner - has a limited range of foods he will eat and dinner time can be a trial of cajoling threatening etc. to get a meal down him.

I feel particularly tired and grumpy today and so when ds started his usual whinging and moaning and not eating (a very boring meal of beans and vegetable fingers) - I lost it and chucked the plate on the floor. We have both calmed down now and I feel very guilty but do I make more food or what? Poor ds

Feeling like a very poor parent right now!

is it the terrible twos...? (you not him, obviously).....

Bowl of cereal - something easy and early night for him.

Glass of wine and early night for you.

if he is hungry i would small plate of something simple he fancies and say sorry

and relax..

say sorry (it will make you feel better)

clear it up

give him a piece of toast

agree with clarice - make him a sandwich, early night for him, and them try and relax.

Don't worry, you won't have damaged him for life by this incident!

Thank you for replying

I will do sarnie or sommat for ds - he is 4 in August so arguements get quite trying as he always has a smart answer - a threenager!

A glass of wine would be lovely Clarice I dream about them but as I am preggers I can't indulge really

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when my dd was about that age {she's now 9] i remember her throwing a spoonful of her dinner at me and it landed in my hair, so i threw some back at her! . so we've all be there, everybody loses it occasionally. DD does seemly totally unscathed by the incident

ok piece of chocolate for you then!

Thank god I have some homemade veg soup in the fridge and that is all he wants so will whizz it and pop it in the microwave.

We have had a lovely hug and kiss so we are friends again (till tommorrow night any way).

maybe sit and have something with him and dont go on about it hard i know
its up to him and no sweet stuffin between only after meals

I threw a shoe at the wall last week. Don't feel bad. 4 year olds are fussy, go with the flow for tonight, tackle it when you are feeling up to it or you won't sort it out and it might make his eating worse.

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oh I did this
chucked it in the bin
say sorry and make him some toast or something

meals wind us up because we have this daft habit of equating food with love
so when a meal is rejected......it's bad news

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Yes I've also chucked a meal into the bin - my dd1 is also a 'tricky' four year old!

I have been tempted to do this lately with my fussy four year old.

I hope you made him clean it up

Blame it on the hormones.
Two days before I found out I was pg with DS2 I walked to the table with Dp's dinner and he annoyed me, so I said something like 'i'll just throw it in the flipping bin shall I?'
He said 'Do what you want' and I threw it on the floor, just turned my hand over and let it drop.
I the picked up the fish and threw it at him

yes cod sorry miss

I still remember my mum throwing a plate of dinner at the wall once and it shattering - so shocking - but she was arguing with my Dad and was aiming at his head

I think when I lose it like that it scares me as I think I am turning into my mum...

need some perspective and some haagen das

anyway dd has pooed over the highchair so am off to clean that up

I always wanted to live in an emotional household. You're doing him a favour.

throwing a plate at the floor is very different to throwing it at someone's head!

Yes, don't throw the plate at them, just the food