Comments on Classic Lustre: main-lining lentil soup.

Dad used to make me stay at the table until I had ...

2010-06-30T00:23:33.315-07:00

Dad used to make me stay at the table until I had finished... and if I didn't, I didn't get any food and went to bed hungry. If I said I 'couldn't eat it cos it made me vomit", he paid me. He then said "see, you can eat it, you just choose not to"... got me every time :P

My parents didn't let us kids be fussy eaters, and I am not scarred because of it. I have a healthy appetite and now eat pretty much everything... just don't give in to them :-)

THANK YOU ECM! I hope Husband reads this. In the i...

2010-06-29T10:30:09.976-07:00

THANK YOU ECM! I hope Husband reads this. In the immortal words of John Lennon...let it be.

Dinner time's indigestion time at my house too...

2010-06-29T09:00:14.873-07:00

Dinner time's indigestion time at my house too - mostly because my daughter doesn't really eat much at supper (lunch is where she likes to fill up) and my wife insists on micromanaging her meal AND IT DRIVES ME NUTS.

So, let the kids eat as much (or as little) as they like. Make sure they get a serving of everything. Make it clear that what's on their plates is all their is, and then... Let. Them. Be.

Take a deep breath and let's say it again together - let. them. be.

The kids will not starve! If they are hungry, they will eat!

And yes, the first few times you say "sorry, that's what there is", the kids will be worse than ever, but if you stick with it (remember, that thing about consistency being the key?) then they'll learn that hey, mom and dad are serious, and what's on the plate is all there is and I may as well eat it.