I've just read the whole "going to bed hungry" topic, and it's a motivation saver to be able to read that many posts and draw out what suits me and my 3 1/2 year old who doesn't eat, super tall, super lean 30lbs. it's on my mind often. (God bless my DD who will eat everyting in site).
So while I'm willing to trust his hunger cues and take a grazing approach (she says with apple slices and cheese at my desk at a random time of the day), I also think it's a problem with the wiggles. HOW do I capture his attention at the table. He has SO much energy, that if I could strap him down willfully, he'd probably eat. He eats well at school because (I think) there are other kids doing the same thing, so what else woudl he want to be doing. My husband and I just aren't exciting enough to sit still with. Or, he'll climb in my lap after I'm done and he'll eat if I feed it to him. We've tried the "eat a few more bites for xyz" approach, which often works, but it's either coorsive or successfully capturing his attention; I can't decide how I feel about that approach except I'm seeing online opinions because somethign doesn't feel right.
He does occasionally have issues where his blood sugar has dipped low and tantrums from my otherwise extremely cooperative child result. If I encourage a banana ("eat a few bites for xyz" approach often times) it helps restore his balance. (how did we survive before bananas!)
So while I'm willing to trust his hunger cues and take a grazing approach (she says with apple slices and cheese at my desk at a random time of the day), I also think it's a problem with the wiggles. HOW do I capture his attention at the table. He has SO much energy, that if I could strap him down willfully, he'd probably eat. He eats well at school because (I think) there are other kids doing the same thing, so what else woudl he want to be doing. My husband and I just aren't exciting enough to sit still with. Or, he'll climb in my lap after I'm done and he'll eat if I feed it to him. We've tried the "eat a few more bites for xyz" approach, which often works, but it's either coorsive or successfully capturing his attention; I can't decide how I feel about that approach except I'm seeing online opinions because somethign doesn't feel right.
He does occasionally have issues where his blood sugar has dipped low and tantrums from my otherwise extremely cooperative child result. If I encourage a banana ("eat a few bites for xyz" approach often times) it helps restore his balance. (how did we survive before bananas!)
