Getting My Son To The Dinner Table Without Protest
It’s been a thematic phase that our son has been going through - the challenge of getting him to the dinner table without protest. Yesterday, my husband & I dared to try something incredibly different to the usual routine;
We lost our son! He became invisible! My husband & I had finished our meals and our son was no where to be seen! I tried looking for him in his bedroom, calling out for his name - then i felt this ghost run up to me and wrap it’s arms around my body,
“Aidan? Is that you????” (Mummy, I’m right here! I’m here!)
I went to sit down at the dinner table, then began to see this fork mysteriously rise into the air on it’s own. I then saw the fork get a small pile of rice which began to float back up into the air and appear to be going into a mouth - then my son re-appeared again!
Like, Phew! We thought we almost lost him!Â
…to be continued…
Erna said,
December 13, 2006 @ 11:35 am
Cute! I’m glad he reappeared. :0)
ChupieandJsmama said,
December 13, 2006 @ 11:51 am
Now that’s a great tackle and a difficult one too. Glad he was able to sit at the table without a fuss. I hope he continues down this path for you. We have a difficult eater too. If it isn’t chicken fingers, he doesn’t want it:)
Jenn said,
December 13, 2006 @ 1:12 pm
That’s a great idea!!! My son also has an issue with eating - so mind if I borrow your idea?
R’acquel said: Go for it! I’ll be tracking how it goes at this end, so do let me know how things go if you take it on. We still faced a lot of resistance/protest but i think it’s had an impact, enough to derail the current “routine”. Fingers crossed for tonight! lol
Mrs Lifecruiser said,
December 13, 2006 @ 4:39 pm
What a TERRIFIC idea, very creative of you! I love the idea. And so probably even kids do, so it really can work because of that.
Good luck with the continue
R’acquel said: Thanks. I think the only solution with our son is going to have to be a creative one. It’s given us insight into his motives of why he is how he is, we look forward to nutting it out and tracking the progress
Janice (5 Minutes for Mom) said,
December 13, 2006 @ 6:46 pm
That is a hoot! Great creativity!