what do you think of this.....

[imsorry]

At Christmas a family member told us this story - his six year old son didn't want to eat what his mother had prepared for dinner. So the father put the child's hat, coat and boots on and made him stand out in the snow with the dish until he ate it. I will tell you our reaction later.......

 

[L107ANGEL]

That poor kid

 

[disneymcgraw]

 

[mickeyboat]

Wow!

Um, that would not have been my response. I choose not to fight food battles with my kids. The consequence of not eating your dinner (assuming I am not trying to feed you something I know you do not like), is to have no treat or snacks after dinner.

Denae

 

[disneylizzy]

Borderline child abuse and the father has huge control issues.

 

[disneylizzy]

I would also like to add that that is a perfect way to insure that your child grows up with eating disorder/food issues.

 

[phillybeth]

Depends on how long the food issues have been going on. I can understand a completely frustrated parent resorting to this out of total desperation. For a first time issue, or one that the parents have helped to create, it's not acceptable. However, it's not abuse.

 

[dbogen]

My grandmother would tell us " If you don't like what is on the table there is always peanut butter and jelly". I wonder if that Dad ate everything that was served to him that night also. That poor child, I hope that the Mom said something.

Deanna

 

[4greatboys]

Thats just sad for the kid. We dont force our kids to eat if they dont want to. Of course they arent getting any junk if they dont eat some of their dinner either.

 

[Duckfan-in-Chicago]

I find it's much easier to make kids kneel on rice when they won't eat everything on their plate. Then I make them cook the rice and eat that. Then they're not dragging all that snow in the house.

 

[Disney Ella]

Everyone has different tastes and likes different things. To assume that a child is just being an unappreciative brat because he doesn't want to eat something is ridiculous. I'm sure the child's attitude had something to do with this punishment, but the proper reaction to being offered something you don't like is something parents have to teach a child. You can't automatically expect them to know how to be polite.

The other night DH made gnocchi with Alfredo sauce for the kids and with red sauce for me. If he would have tried to force me to eat anything creamy, it would have been a repeat of what happened when I was five and my mother forced me to eat creamed potatoes. They came right back up.

To me, this "You will eat everything on your plate or else" attitude is all about the power adults get from controlling a small child. Very sad. Poor kid.

 

[SDFgirl]

How horrible!

I was forced to eat fish sticks once in the first grade (by a cafeteria monitor). I had to stay behind in the cafeteria while the rest of my friends went back to the classroom. By the time I choked them down, they were ice cold and greasy. Then I went and threw up.

To this day, I refuse to touch any kind of seafood and I attribute it all to that experience.

"Food Wars" are just not worth it!

 

[kelleigh1]

I'm just waiting for the rest of the story.

 

[diznygirl]

At Christmas a family member told us this story - his six year old son didn't want to eat what his mother had prepared for dinner. So the father put the child's hat, coat and boots on and made him stand out in the snow with the dish until he ate it. I will tell you our reaction later.......

I hope you gave him HIS coat and kicked his sorry butt out!! What a horrible and mean man.

 

[Briarmom]

I don't fight picky eaterness much, and I certainly wouldn't do it that way. I wonder what other ways he is punished.

 

[Aidensmom]

Wow!

We have a rule at our house for my son that he has to have 2 bites of everything on his plate (trying to overcome his tendency to be a picky eater), and if he does that and does not like what we are having, he can have PB&J if he is hungry, or he can skip dinner if he is not.

 

[ChristmasElf]

You have to get a license to drive
You have to get a license to fish
You have to get a license to be a pilot
But any "jerk" can be a parent

Hope the mother at least had common sense in that situation.

 

[Sandcass]

Borderline child abuse and the father has huge control issues.

I agree. We have a hugely picky eater in our DS7, he is required to TRY what I make for dinner. If he doesn't like it he's free to have a bowl of cereal, Easy Mac, a bagel, or whatever else he wants. Even Pediatricians these days tell parents, don't force 'em.

How would we as adults like somebody FORCING us to eat something that we didn't want?

How awful for that child.

 

[lulugirl]

I refuse to "force" my child to eat anything.
If my 6 yr. old Dd doesn't want to eat what I made then she can can make herself a sandwich.
That father sounds like a real idiot.

 

[Stitchfans]

poor child! what is wrong with that father? yes, I agree a real control problem.