Help... I'm in hotdog he**!!!!!!

DS is 15 months old. In May we went to Floriday on vacation and in a pinch he had to have a hotdog for lunch a couple of days. WELL, now he will eat NOTHING for lunch or dinner unless it's a hotdog. Anything else goes on the floor. This has been going on for a solid month and a half.

Any suggestions on what I can do? All of his old favorites are out the window. Pasta Pickups and meat sticks FORGET IT now. And he used ot gobble down the whole container of them at one sitting.

What do I do? I'm worried about him only eating hotdogs, but at the same time, the kid needs to eat and I think he's too young to reason. What do we do???

TIA- I know this may seem trivial but it's REALLY bothering me for some reason.

Re: Help... I'm in hotdog he**!!!!!!

don't buy them and don't eat them in front of him. Just tell him there aren't anymore.

Re: Help... I'm in hotdog he**!!!!!!

They sell good hotdogs and turkey dogs at Trader Joes.
I would only buy the good ones..
I stilldo not think its a good idea to get him stuckon them like Janice said...just say there isn't anymore...
When my oldest two were little..
I gave them the bottom shelve of the fridge-ll good snacks and food went there--they were allowed to pick what they wanted--they could graze all dayt if they wanted.
Kids want some control and food is one of the first things they want control of...
take him shopping==show him a bunch of good things and let him pick it opout and do the fridge thing.
Max haaaaaaaaaates hving to be fed.I cannot give yogurt to a 15 month old..
so I froze the entire container into pops and they think they r cool eating icepops for breakfast or snack.

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Re: Help... I'm in hotdog he**!!!!!!

Try to remember- no child will willingly starve himself. Just stop offering hotdogs. Offer all his old favorites. He'll eat eventually.....

Message edited 7/9/2008 9:16:25 AM.

Re: Help... I'm in hotdog he**!!!!!!

Posted by Porrruss

Try to remember- no child will willingly starve himself. Just stop offering hotdogs. Offer all his old favorites. He'll eat eventually.....

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Posted by mommy2devin

Posted by Porrruss

Try to remember- no child will willingly starve himself. Just stop offering hotdogs. Offer all his old favorites. He'll eat eventually.....

They really won't? Are you sure? I swear I think the kid hold out for the hotdogs.....

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Posted by stephanief

Posted by mommy2devin

Posted by Porrruss

Try to remember- no child will willingly starve himself. Just stop offering hotdogs. Offer all his old favorites. He'll eat eventually.....

They really won't? Are you sure? I swear I think the kid hold out for the hotdogs.....

he will not starve.....trust me

Re: Help... I'm in hotdog he**!!!!!!

Posted by mommy2devin

Posted by Porrruss

Try to remember- no child will willingly starve himself. Just stop offering hotdogs. Offer all his old favorites. He'll eat eventually.....

They really won't? Are you sure? I swear I think the kid hold out for the hotdogs.....

Re: Help... I'm in hotdog he**!!!!!!

he won't starve hes testing you...
put him in chair in front of a tv if u have to for distraction---don't evenlook at him when he eats..lol

Re: Help... I'm in hotdog he**!!!!!!

I agree. He won't starve. I would cut the hot dogs out immediately & only offer them sparingly.

Use the phrase "All gone" with a sad sigh. They seem to get that. It worked with Joseph at 20 months when he was crying for his pacifier.

Right now I'm trying to wean a 6 year old off peanut butter for lunch so I feel your pain. What I decided to do is if he doesn't eat the turkey sandwich,the next day he doesn't get a snack. I know it's mean but he can't live on peanut butter.

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DS LOVES hotdogs too. I just dont make them. He has no other choice but to eat what I cook