Ted Campanelli > wrote in
:

> On 8/6/2004 6:13 PM Ted shuffled out of his cave and grunted these
> great (and sometimes not so great) words of knowledge:
>
>> Try giving him/her a small plate (salad size or smaller) with very
>> small portions of each food. Cut up vegetables. Think how
>> threatening a big spear of broccoli can look to someone who doesn't
>> like it. Ask them to finish the plate before they get more of
>> everything.
>
> You will need your spouse/SO to back you up on this and also to follow
> through. This will work. It is called 2 things - Discipline and
> Tough Love.
>
> You TELL the kid to eat it. They refuse, fine. They get the same
> thing on their plate for the next meal. They get NOTHING ELSE until
> they eat
> it. You keep doing this until they eat it.
>
> For instance, they will not eat broccoli at supper. First, no desert
> or snacks. They get the broccoli for breakfast. If they eat it, THEN
> they can have a "normal" breakfast. They don't eat it, back in the
> fridge until lunch and we do it again, and again and again until they
> do eat it. I promise they will eat it by day 3 AND THEY WILL BE NO
> WORSE FOR IT (and they will not starve either). Of course you may be
> "a little worse for wear" with all the yelling and screaming, but that
> is another issue that is best handled in the "woodshed".
>
> There is no such thing as an unruly child or dog, just ineffectual
> parents/owners.

You sound just like "Mommy Dearest"!

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Wayne in Phoenix

If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it.