hmm...let's see...i don't really have a picky eater. just an eater who is driving me bananas!!~ and btw, she won't eat those either!
she is being really frustrating.
she can use a fork and spoon, but still uses her hands too.
i am NOT letting her drown herself in milk....so it's not like she is replacing food with the cow juice!
plates, bowls...used to be fine, but lately just something to dump over.
i have even ditched the tray of the highchair and have her eating at the table.
SO according to my mother, i was a horrible eater too....doc just kept saying that i was healthy and that i would eat when hungry. It is VERY possible this is what i have here....
but can someone tell me how NOT to lose my mind!!? Every meal is a toss up---she might eat, might not....or she'll want more (and perhaps there is no more cuz ive given up making too much!). We maybe have ONE great meal every three days!
I KNOW toddlers do this.
I KNOW the more anxious i get about it, the more she'll NOT eat.
I JUST NEED TO HAVE my rant cuz i am sick of making food and having it not get eaten.....
it's not dumping onto the floor.
we have lots of poking our fingers thru the foods we don't want, or just plain MASHING our hands into the whole plate until everything is everywhere!
I have taken the approach to her eating as, i am not making another meal. I leave yogurt/fruit etc till i see what kind of attempt she has made to her food, then bring that out in hopes of getting something in. But lately yogurt is even a no go.
I KNOW IT WILL STOP....but will it stop before i KILL her??? lol, only j/k!
sami
ps--looks can be deceiving! lol