WHat would you do if your five year old "accidentally" spilt water over his dinner?
Answer:
Respect his likes and dislikes, and don't give him food he doesn't like.
Or if he doesn't like anythinh nourishing, healthy and wholesome, then disuise it in some way, by putting a tasty sauce over it, or baking it in a pie.
What do you do if someone gives you food you don't like?
fix him another plate of dinner, just a smaller portion.
Water isn't going to harm the dinner so why would I "do" anything. He'd be eating his dinner with water on it
Nothing. Say it was just an accident. And have him help clean it up. Dont discipline him in any way it was an accident.
Act like it was an accident, clean it up and get him a new plate, but hold the water since he was having a hard time with it tonight.
make him clean it up and eat it. don't back down or he'll do it again.
Depends on the five yr old. Good luck.
id say "what u like spilling water on ur food,?" then u spill water on ur food and eat it, then he'll eat it, if he dosent then have him spill everytime he eats, and he will stop
then he doesn't eat dinner. or you could dish him another plate. or you could do the "mommy dearest" thing and keep giving it back to him for every meal until he eats it, for days. no, don't do that, that's sick.
Say something like, "oh no, I'll get you another plate." Then get him a plate of the same stuff and make him eat it all.
If he KNOWS you know it was deliberate, then to his room til tomorrow.
It's a power struggle--do NOT let him win!
He will not starve from one lost meal--and he might decide a crappy meal (in his opinion) is better than NO meal!! That would be a good lesson to learn.
5 year olds act like 5 year olds.it takes patence to be a good parent. If he did it every meal then I'd say you got a problem.just once I'd let it slide
Well, they say water is good for us. So my answer is make him sit there until he eats it. Maybe eating one soggy meal will make him think twice before having another "accident". If he does it again make him eat it again. 2 or 3 soggy meals and you will soon have accident free dinners.
If you're forcing your child to eat something he doesn't like you are creating bad eating habits. Offer a healthy alternative and remember to choose your battles.
don't make them eat something they don't want . . and you won't have that problem . . just don't keep any junk food in the house so their only choice is healthy foods.
i'd make him eat it, if i was sure he did it on purpose.
clean it up, and get him more food. Give him a break; he's only five and just wanted to see what would happen and what it would look like. It was not being disrespectful to you.
Time for you to do some easy kitchen Science experiments with him!
Either make him eat that or serve him another smaller portion of the same thing. Have him sit there until it is all eaten, if by the time ur done cleaning up he doesn't send him to his room with no dessert if you have it. No one should have to cook separate meals for their family. Hes in the testing stage, don't give in.
I have been having the same problem with my sons - spitting...they are 6 &9..what is up with this? My oldest has been almost suspended from school today for it!
I would take the plate, clean it off and tell him "I saw you spill the water, why did you do that?" When he says "I don't know", you then tell him that it was wrong, ask him if he didn't like some of his dinner and get him something else of his choice (providing it is nutritionl). Tell him you understand he may not like everything you make him, but he has to have at least one spoonful of the meal. Make sure he understands and then going forward make sure the portions are small enough that it doesn't appear overwhelming.
Kids do develop likes and dislikes at his age. He also may just have been playing, not understanding the consequences of his actions. Start now with simple explainations, and you'll have a son who won't be finiky (sp?). My kids lived on Mac and cheese and hot dogs - but as long as they got their vitamins and their milk, I was ok with it up to a point. As teens, my girls are fussy eaters (one more than the other), but if they don't like what I make, they also know they are responsible for making their own meal and it has to be nutritious. They do a pretty good job and your son will too.
Good luck.
Tell him that if he didn't like it he just shouldn't have eaten it. You don't get to make a gross mess to to try and sneak your way out of eating.
You're missing the major point. He's 5. You clean it up, and make him a new plate. Besides, milk should be given to a child at dinner, not water.
Any parent that punishes a child for something like this, needs anger management - and parenting classes.
Well if once just do nothing , but if it happens reapetly make him eat the food anyway.
I would make him either eat the dinner anyway or not. He would not be allowed any other choices. He will not die of hunger. If he terribly hungry later then give him a piece of bread and butter. By doing this it will reenforce that fact that you say goes and he can;t just make a scene and get his way. Now on the other hand, where did you take him? Was is a really fancy resturant? Or was it somewhere family friendly? Somethings in fancy resturants children have no idea what they are ordering and end up with something gross. Guide him in his choices so he won't end up spilling water on his next meal.
I would explain to him if he doesn't like it then to tell you, because he is just wasting it
I would calmly tell him that he could either leave the table and be done eating till breakfast the next morning, or that if he was hungry he could eat the dinner he ruined. His choice.
I don't think that your five yr. old was being disrespectful. Acctually he was being very smart in his eyes. He figured if he made it look like an accident then you would feel sorry for him and not make him eat it. The thing that he didn't count on was you seeing him. My son use to spill water all the time. We knew that if we went to a resturant and their was water on the table granted it was going to get spilled and most of the time it would. I know me and I would have said something about the fact he spilled the water because I would have felt like he was just being careless. The best thing that you can do is act like it's no big deal tell him that he can clean up the mess as best as he can while you make him another plate. That way he will see that maybe his choice to try and get away with not having to eat the dinner really wasn't a smart move because he is being told that he has to eat it anyway. As we well know it is all about the choices that we make in our lives that helps determine our lives out come. Like I have always said bad things can happen to good people but it is how we deal with the situation that determines the out come. The sooner a person learns about how the choices that they make come with consequences good or bad the sooner a person can learn to stop and think about the choices they make beforehand. Hope this helps.
I would have him clean it up and then get him another serving in a clean plate. I would then tell him he could have his glass of water when he was finished his meal. I have so been there, my son tried that a few times.
did you know that drinking while eating is bad for digestion? my mum never let my brothers and i drink at the table because we always ended up spilling, then she found that out as well. i would agree with the making him eat it. he can learn to like stuff, i know i did. just don't overdo it, and maybe suggest that he eats the stuff he doesn't like first. my little brother also had a problem with eating, and my parents would put on a timer for say, 15 minutes, and if he finished it in that time he would get a cookie or a chocolate bar or something. and if he was just playing and trying to test his boundaries, make sure that he clearly knows what they are. :)
ummm you did say ""ACCIDENTALLY"" I don't think that children should be punished for accients..ask him to help clean it up and tell him to try to be more careful next time and make him another plate..
I don't think you should treat it as a power struggle. Chose your battles. This isn't such a big one, so you should just let it pass. He's probably just trying to see your reaction...fix him another plate...
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