It is an unwritten commandment of parenting that no child shall ever want to eat chicken unless it is processed and pressed into the shape of dinosaurs. The only way I can get my children to wolf down their dinner if it is the slightest bit healthy is with an eating chart. They have to see how many bites of the “ew yucky” stuff they have to take before they are considered done.
That’s my throne, right there on the floor filling in boxes every time one of my munchkins finally nibbles on a morsel of chicken or broccoli…I got bored as you could see…I named the frog Edgar.
But they did finish their chart and we could all just pretend that they had a healthier meal so wins all around! Anyways, eating charts rock so feel free to use one. Something in their lizard brain just works better when they physically see what their goal is.
Can’t be logic.
Can’t be reason.
It’s gotta have bright colors and a doodle of frog prince. At least Edgar is eating his dinner without a fuss…he appreciates what I do for him.
But seriously it works and saves me hours of begging my children to “JUST EAT THE FREAKING PEAS, THEY ARE SMOTHERED IN BUTTER AND CHEESE FOR HEAVEN’S SAKE!”
Share your picky eater hacks down below. Heaven knows I can use it…
Stay classy, stay safe, and, above all else,
Stay grumpy.
The Grumpy Nerd Dad 