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OHbaby! Forums : Dinner - leave alone or watch? https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 01:28:58 +0000 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:49:55 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 11.10 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=28769 <![CDATA[OHbaby! Forums]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ <![CDATA[Dinner - leave alone or watch? : With E if he is mucking round...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28769&PID=776932&title=dinner-leave-alone-or-watch#776932 Author: ElfsMum
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Posted: 16 September 2009 at 1:49pm

With E if he is mucking round I will sit in the chair in the next room where i can still see him..seems to help..eating with him doesn't really he just wants to eat mine..and we eat after he does.. though weirdly we do eat breakfast together:) ]]> Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:49:55 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28769&PID=776932&title=dinner-leave-alone-or-watch#776932 <![CDATA[Dinner - leave alone or watch? : Thanks for all the replies - we...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28769&PID=776893&title=dinner-leave-alone-or-watch#776893 Author: MummyFreckle
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Posted: 16 September 2009 at 1:12pm

Thanks for all the replies - we have been having some success over the last few days with him in his high chair and me sitting with him at the table. He refuses to sit in his highchair for his breakfast - so I put it on his table and he seems to eat it in when he is ready.

]]> Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:12:46 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28769&PID=776893&title=dinner-leave-alone-or-watch#776893 <![CDATA[Dinner - leave alone or watch? : We eat together as a family at...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28769&PID=776266&title=dinner-leave-alone-or-watch#776266 Author: peanut butter
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Posted: 15 September 2009 at 8:58pm

We eat together as a family at 5.30. It took a bit of getting used to but DH and I made the decision to do so when Tom was 11 months. He eats the same as us and one of us is with him at most meals. If we werent he would get down, run around etc. He definitely eats much better with us. I'm also getting him to set the table and he's damn good at it too.

Perhaps you could just sit down with a cup of tea while he eats so he doesnt feel abandoned.]]> Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:58:31 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28769&PID=776266&title=dinner-leave-alone-or-watch#776266 <![CDATA[Dinner - leave alone or watch? : we eat together - this is important...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28769&PID=776145&title=dinner-leave-alone-or-watch#776145 Author: Bombshell
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Posted: 15 September 2009 at 7:30pm

we eat together - this is important to us and her behaviour at table is pretty good. She also sits in group at daycare so is used to having people around her when she is eating...]]> Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:30:19 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28769&PID=776145&title=dinner-leave-alone-or-watch#776145 <![CDATA[Dinner - leave alone or watch? : We sit and eat together, Spencer...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28769&PID=776108&title=dinner-leave-alone-or-watch#776108 Author: cuppatea
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Posted: 15 September 2009 at 7:01pm

We sit and eat together, Spencer is going through a stage of not wanting to do his spoon/fork himself and wants me to load it up and then him to put it in his mouth. Generally we eat about 5.30ish now so I don't mind eating at that time. When DH is here then sometimes we feed the boys then we get take out and have it after they have gone to bed, but one or both of us will still sit at the table with them. Mostly Spencer and Kyle eat together as well but sometimes Kyle is having his late afternoon meltdown and misses dinner. They sit together for breakfast and lunch though and again either me or DH is sitting with them. Sometimes at lunch, cos the boys tend to have finger food for lunch, then I will eat mine then leave them to it whilst I tidy up the dining room and kitchen. House is open plan so still right there if they need a hand with something.]]> Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:01:42 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28769&PID=776108&title=dinner-leave-alone-or-watch#776108 <![CDATA[Dinner - leave alone or watch? : It depends on what Elias is doing...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28769&PID=776096&title=dinner-leave-alone-or-watch#776096 Author: lilfatty
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Posted: 15 September 2009 at 6:55pm

It depends on what Elias is doing to be honest ..

But Isabelle is quite happy to sit at her table and eat by herself .. today she just asked for more and I went and topped up her plate, then when she had finished she bought the plate to me and said finished mumma, wash hands.

Its easier when Im trying to feed or settle Elias if she sits at her table than in her highchair as she obviously cant get out of her highchair so she gets frustrated if she drops something and cant get it (well without doing some acrobatic manouvers)

In the mornings when I need to get her somewhere I do tend to put her in a highchair and feed her, its much quicker

]]> Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:55:47 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28769&PID=776096&title=dinner-leave-alone-or-watch#776096 <![CDATA[Dinner - leave alone or watch? : I try to eat with my girl's......]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28769&PID=775995&title=dinner-leave-alone-or-watch#775995 Author: freckle
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Posted: 15 September 2009 at 5:34pm

I try to eat with my girl's... if DP is late home he eats on his own... DD2 really doesn't mind if I talk about her eating or not... she loves eating so much it wouldn't stop her lol... esp if we're having peas

Every now and then when there is lots to do I leave them to eat alone... ]]> Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:34:25 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28769&PID=775995&title=dinner-leave-alone-or-watch#775995 <![CDATA[Dinner - leave alone or watch? : I often eat with Livvy as DP doesn't...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28769&PID=775914&title=dinner-leave-alone-or-watch#775914 Author: Freesia
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Posted: 15 September 2009 at 4:40pm

I often eat with Livvy as DP doesn't get home until 6.30-7pm. He has his cold when he gets home. When I'm not eating with her I still try to sit with her but we just 'talk' casually, not about the food. I pretty much just leave her to it because like the others, the bigger the deal I make of it, the more she resists and refuses to eat.

We want to eat dinner together as a family but it doesn't always work like that so the best I can do is sit at the table with her.]]> Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:40:05 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28769&PID=775914&title=dinner-leave-alone-or-watch#775914 <![CDATA[Dinner - leave alone or watch? : Daniel goes in his high chair...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28769&PID=775875&title=dinner-leave-alone-or-watch#775875 Author: kebakat
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Posted: 15 September 2009 at 4:09pm

Daniel goes in his high chair with is food, I sit next to him and eat mine or just sit there and pay no particular attention to him, or that he notices anyway. If people watch him hes not keen on eating. If he eats "enough" then he gets yoghurt for dessert. If he doesn't (unless hes sick) then he gets down without dessert. I always try to sit down beside him though]]> Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:09:54 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28769&PID=775875&title=dinner-leave-alone-or-watch#775875 <![CDATA[Dinner - leave alone or watch? : I put Belle's food on her...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28769&PID=775841&title=dinner-leave-alone-or-watch#775841 Author: AzzaNZ
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Posted: 15 September 2009 at 3:42pm

I put Belle's food on her table and either eat mine at the same time or I'm in and out while she eats and I do chores.

I try not to make a fuss over her eating because she's picked up that its something she has power over and then she refuses to eat altogether. I wont give her something else to eat instead unless there's really something wrong with the food (like when I gave her a curry that was too hot for her for example)]]> Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:42:03 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28769&PID=775841&title=dinner-leave-alone-or-watch#775841 <![CDATA[Dinner - leave alone or watch? : My wee fella has his tea quite...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28769&PID=775829&title=dinner-leave-alone-or-watch#775829 Author: MummyFreckle
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Posted: 15 September 2009 at 3:25pm

My wee fella has his tea quite early - some days at about 4.30 (if he is really grizzly), and as DH often doesnt get home until later we dont often eat together. My dliemma is that when Oli is eating his tea in his high chair - I dont know whether I should be sitting with him and encouraging him or leaving him alone to get on with it. He is going through a phase of throwing his food around, which is really frustrating but I am not sure whether me sitting with him will make any difference or not. I dont ignore him, but I often use the time to get our tea organised and get washing in etc. He doesnt seem to like the "pressure" of me watching him eat!

What do you do with your toddlers?

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