Originally Posted by Blackcat31:
Right?! 99.9% of food battles have nothing to do with food itself and more about control or power.
Once that is removed from the equation, it's amazing how stress free meals/snacks are.
I have a school age child that is overly tired in the morning . One morning, I set the tray of cups on the table and the tray of bowls. Everyone grab their bowl and cup and sat down. He sat down and spent the next hour demanding that I pass out his cup and bowl. He is the oldest child that I have, I told him no that he can get it himself. He said the table the whole mealtime plus, his choice, telling me to give him his bowl and cup. He did not eat that morning. (the trays were set closest to him and anybody else, he didn't really even need to get up just stretch his arms and reach his cup and bowl)
The next day I did the same thing and he sat at his chair again but this time when I gave the 10 minute warning, I got up grabbed his bowl and cup and ate as fast as he could.