If your child refuses to eat what you made for dinner

Do you give something else?

Dd 15 months old just threw her dinner clear across the room w/out even trying it.

I took her out of the hc do I offer something else or leave it be?

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I am not at that point yet since DD is only 12 months but I think I would let it be. Maybe in an hour offer her the same meal again.

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Nope. Im not running a diner.

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DS is 13 months and if he doesn't want what is in front of him I usually try giving it to him again about 45 minutes later. Sometimes he's just not hungry yet. But I definitely wouldn't make him something else.

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I'm having the same problem with DS. He is so picky and only likes sweets stuff. I don't really know what to do.

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if its breakfast, forget it
if its lunch, forget it too
dinner is one meal I like to give at least something because I don't want him to go to bed hungry I'll over fruit and crackers, rarely do I go fancier than that.

kids will eat eventually, best thing that helps is to eat all together, and insist they sit as long as you do and wait for you to finish. Eventually he'll take a bit of something. I never put the whole meal on his tray, just a taste of each thing I have.

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He doesn't eat it - he goes hungry.
I'm not offering him dinner 10x a night and I'm not offering him different dinners. We put every meal on the table and if he doesn't eat within a certain period of time, it gets taken away.

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Thanks. She's been picky with dinner lately. She's fine with Bfast and lunch. She may not be hungry for dinner. I was just wondering what everyone did. I took her out and she didn't eat. We went for a walk and she had some goldfish and water but that's it. She's done this before so I know she won't wake up b/c she's hungry n

Thanks

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If DS doesn't eat his dinner I will offer him cheerios but that's it. I don't cook him a second dinner.

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DD (14 months) if she does not eat what is cooked for her than I offer either baby food (gerber), fruit or cherrios. that is it! I do not cook another meal

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We do...simple things. My mom did it for me and I turned out to bea good eater.

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My kids have a say in their dinner so I will not *make* something else BUT I will let them have fruit or cereal.

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Nope. If she doesn't eat what I give her then I don't offer anything else. Those are just the nights when she actually finishes her bedtime cup of milk.

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Re: If your child refuses to eat what you made for dinner