Re: Odd Eating Tip ---> novelty

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Hi,

Yes it is definitly a novelty for her. I'm not going to do it at

every meal but more so on her more distracted days (we're looking

into ADD). It's just another trick to put in our bag of tricks to

get her to stay at the table longer and eat a bit more. A couple of

things that makes it go a bit easier for us is that we sometimes

take a step back from proper table manners, ie: she likes to see the

food in her mouth once it's chewed or we'll have a race to see who

can finish their potatoes first, etc. Our kids have great table

manners but sometimes you just have to go with what works. Oh yeah

and our one major supper rule is that the kids may have one " no

thankyou " serving even if it's the main course, this takes almost

all of the stress away from the table.

You didn't sign your name so I can't quite place you... sorry! Is

your child RSS, what are the stats? Just curious.

Leah, mom to , almost 10, yikes! and Olivia 5 years, 19.5lbs,

34.5 " , RSS, OI

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> > Hello again,

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> > Thought I'd post this even though it's a bit on the odd side.

> > Olivia likes granola bars for breakfast but only usually eats a

> > couple of bites. Well a while ago we were running late for

school

> > and she had to eat while sitting on the bathroom counter so I

> could

> > do her hair. She was enjoying looking in the mirror and

watching

> > herself eat and before I knew what was happening she ate the

whole

> > bar!! After that I tried a little experiment with propping the

> hand

> > mirror behind her plate at the table and WOW, what a difference

in

> > eating. She especially likes to watch herself schlerp up

> spaghetti.

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> > I'm sure that this wouldn't work for the older kids but I know

> how

> > much toddlers to about 6 year olds love to look in mirrors so

> maybe

> > it might work for some of you. I think it's worth a try anyway,

> > there's nothing to lose! Hmm, maybe this is where her 1/2 pound

> > came from?

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> > Leah, mom to , almost 10 and Olivia 5, 19.5lbs, 34.5 " ,

RSS,

> OI