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only really wants to eat off my plate
« on: September 03, 2010, 11:28:27 am »
Caleb doesnt usually have an issue eating off his own plate but the last week or so he wants whats on mine, even if its exactly the same as his!

example, last night we had beef snitzel, i cut his up, had some spinach and mashed spud. He scoffed the spinach (he absolutely loves spinach, its his fave) wouldnt touch the spud, tried the snitzel and spat it out, he pointed to my plate, so i cut him a peice of snitzel from my plate and let him have it, he ate it no problem, so i put his on his fork and gave it to him, he pushed it away and pointed to my plate. I told him that its the same as Mummy's and his is on his own plate, Mummy eats her dinner from this plate and Caleb eats his dinner from his plate. I even cut up a peice of mine and put it on his plate, he still refused to eat it. I took a peice of his and put it on my plate (pretending it was from my plate) and he still refused it, if i cut up mine he would eat it, he ate the rest of my snitzel. so this has been happening for a little while now, how long do i let it go on for before i nip it in the bud?





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Re: only really wants to eat off my plate
« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2010, 16:21:00 pm »
Colin used to do the same thing. I think it's a control thing in a way - like they want to tell you how it's going to be, IYKWIM. I just refused to play that game - he could eat what was on his plate or not eat at all, and that was that. But I did also make sure that he saw me dishing up the plates, so that he really knew it was all the same. It didn't last long ;)
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Re: only really wants to eat off my plate
« Reply #2 on: September 06, 2010, 00:23:12 am »
Yep here too.  I just point to his plate 'that's Finn's plate, Finn and mummy have the same food' and get busy with mine.  He fusses and squirms in his seat, but if he's hungry enough he'll eat what is on his plate. 
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