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Dinner stress!

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whatwouldnigellado · 18/02/2019 18:23

Advice please before I tear my hair out!
My 16m old DS will not eat dinner. I have tried everything I can think of (different foods/ no pm snack/eating with him/ reducing milk) and he will either scream as soon as it's put in front of him or play with it and then throw it/hand it back to me. Occasionally he will eat a mouthful or will have a bit of cereal or toast but rarely.

He's never been a great eater but breakfast and lunch are usually better. I wouldn't mind but he tends to wake up very early (4am Hmm) starving so feels like he needs dinner but he will not eat it!

Any ideas? I try to not get stressed as don't want it to be a battle ground and try to not reward his not eating with play ect so if he doesn't eat then I take him out of chair and let him be whilst I do other things but nothings helping.

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Ricekrispie22 · 18/02/2019 19:02

One of my Dc seemed funny about dinner, but didn’t mind other meals. It took me a while to realise that it was because dinner was a hot meal and she didn’t like hot food. She’d only eat it if it was room temp or even colder!

SR11 · 18/02/2019 19:04

What time are you feeding him?

If he eats better at lunch time, what about giving him his dinner for lunch and his lunch for dinner. So his biggest meal of the day is lunchtime

Shelley54 · 19/02/2019 22:21

Yeah, giving them their ‘main’ meal at lunch usually works better. I know it can be difficult if you’re out or they get messy and need a bath etc but by the end of the day they’re usually so frazzled that dinner becomes a pick at their plate.

JiltedJohnsJulie · 21/02/2019 10:15

What time is dinner OP and do you eat together?

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