A little laugh for those with fussy eaters!

noababy · #1 (**permalink**) 04-03-08, 08:48

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noababy · #2 (**permalink**) 04-03-08, 08:49

http://news.yahoo.com/comics/uclickc...2Yqy3I2cTccLQF

kerri-anne · #3 (**permalink**) 04-03-08, 10:55

Thanks for that, it really made me chuckle after a 'not-so-easy' breakfast!!

noababy · #4 (**permalink**) 04-03-08, 11:01

Hugs! It will get better...I hope!

noababy · #5 (**permalink**) 04-03-08, 11:04

Was actually thinking about it all-cause Noa won't touch lots of things these days, and decided that we all want what is best for the kids but we are putting too much additional pressure on ourselves as mums. It's like we are labeling ourselves as failures if the kids don't eat what we had in mind for them to eat. Honestly , unless you are only giving them junk food(as in snack junk foods) and nothing else, then so what really. they will still grow up and turn out to be great. We have to all stop stressing about it so much and go with the flow and stop making oursleves feel like failures. Makes the whole parenting experience so much less joyful like that.

kerri-anne · #6 (**permalink**) 04-03-08, 12:08

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Originally Posted by noababy

Was actually thinking about it all-cause Noa won't touch lots of things these days, and decided that we all want what is best for the kids but we are putting too much additional pressure on ourselves as mums. It's like we are labeling ourselves as failures if the kids don't eat what we had in mind for them to eat. Honestly , unless you are only giving them junk food(as in snack junk foods) and nothing else, then so what really. they will still grow up and turn out to be great. We have to all stop stressing about it so much and go with the flow and stop making oursleves feel like failures. Makes the whole parenting experience so much less joyful like that.

Here, here!!!
I do literally spend all day worrying if she hasn't eaten something that I thought she would! I tell myself to chill out but I just can't seem to. Hopefully when the next baby comes along I'll be so busy that I won't have time to stress as much, either that or I'll be stressing about both of them and go mad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

noababy · #7 (**permalink**) 04-03-08, 12:11

I think the problem is that you are investing too much of your energy in what she will eat. Just make up the menu for the week, including in each meal at least something she will eat normally, and then let it be.

Big hugs!

lucky · #8 (**permalink**) 05-03-08, 13:26

ha ha thanks for that very funny. Think i may try and buy some shares in birds eye fish fingers!!!

mumtojake · #9 (**permalink**) 20-05-08, 21:51

My littleone is 3 and he is terrible at eating. He loves breakfast and would eat cereal all day.
I have on occaision forced him to eat as if he gets it in his mouth he will usually eat the rest no problem but i don't want to do this every time he eats.
Jake eats pleanty of fruit not much veg but eats yog and cheese crumpets and toast. He will not eat smiley faces or anything liked that. I used to freak out but now as long as he eats something i leave it at that.