Bull-headed girl
First of all, I don't think the video feature works on Blogger. At least, it didn't work for me. I guess it's back to YouTube from now on.
Let me tell you all something surprising. Amelia is actually outgrowing some of her clothes. She's still thin as a rail, so she isn't too thick for any of her clothing, but she's too long and tall for some of her clothes.
Amelia even tells me that she's hungry from time to time. However, just because the girl is hungry it doesn't mean she'll eat what she's offered. Like her mom, she'll moan about the house being hungry and grouchy when there's plenty to eat because she isn't in the mood for the food being offered her.
As an example, last night I decided to "bake" some cookies (the pre-made, heat 'em up kind). Amelia had done a decent job eating dinner, but I couldn't recall a single, non-white vegetable that she had eaten the whole day long. Therefore, I decided to trick her into eating some veggies by offering her a fresh cookie as a reward.
Amelia loves warm cookies. I have literally seen her dance in front of the oven waiting for her cookies to be done. She also likes pea pods and carrots...really. I assure you that I've seen her eat them a dozen times before.
I said to Amelia, "Eat your vegetables and you can have a cookie." She whined, "No, I can't!" I knew she could. Amelia had two baby carrots and two pea pods on her plate, and that was it. I reminded her that she liked these vegetables and assured her that she could have them gone and eaten in a matter of minutes, but she wouldn't budge.
It took me 10 minutes to heat the oven and 12 minutes to bake the cookies. That meant more than 20 mins. for Amelia to eat four small vegetables, but it didn't happen. Amelia cried and whined and pointed to the cookies, but in the end she was simply unwilling to eat a small number of veggies to earn a cookie. By the time Amelia was ready for bed, she had forgotten all about the yummy cookies. Maybe she didn't want them that badly after all.
The girl is stubborn, and that's all there is to it. I keep saying I'm going to print and post the food guide pyramid (the older one, not the kooky and completely confusing new one) as a guide for Amelia, but I have yet to do it. Maybe it's time to invest in a laminated and colored visual guide to healthy eating.
Lisa
Let me tell you all something surprising. Amelia is actually outgrowing some of her clothes. She's still thin as a rail, so she isn't too thick for any of her clothing, but she's too long and tall for some of her clothes.
Amelia even tells me that she's hungry from time to time. However, just because the girl is hungry it doesn't mean she'll eat what she's offered. Like her mom, she'll moan about the house being hungry and grouchy when there's plenty to eat because she isn't in the mood for the food being offered her.
As an example, last night I decided to "bake" some cookies (the pre-made, heat 'em up kind). Amelia had done a decent job eating dinner, but I couldn't recall a single, non-white vegetable that she had eaten the whole day long. Therefore, I decided to trick her into eating some veggies by offering her a fresh cookie as a reward.
Amelia loves warm cookies. I have literally seen her dance in front of the oven waiting for her cookies to be done. She also likes pea pods and carrots...really. I assure you that I've seen her eat them a dozen times before.
I said to Amelia, "Eat your vegetables and you can have a cookie." She whined, "No, I can't!" I knew she could. Amelia had two baby carrots and two pea pods on her plate, and that was it. I reminded her that she liked these vegetables and assured her that she could have them gone and eaten in a matter of minutes, but she wouldn't budge.
It took me 10 minutes to heat the oven and 12 minutes to bake the cookies. That meant more than 20 mins. for Amelia to eat four small vegetables, but it didn't happen. Amelia cried and whined and pointed to the cookies, but in the end she was simply unwilling to eat a small number of veggies to earn a cookie. By the time Amelia was ready for bed, she had forgotten all about the yummy cookies. Maybe she didn't want them that badly after all.
The girl is stubborn, and that's all there is to it. I keep saying I'm going to print and post the food guide pyramid (the older one, not the kooky and completely confusing new one) as a guide for Amelia, but I have yet to do it. Maybe it's time to invest in a laminated and colored visual guide to healthy eating.
Lisa
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