Slowest Eaters in the WORLD!

I swear by far, my kids are the slowest eaters in the world...they take forever to finish a meal! This morning it took my kids 2 HOURS to eat their cereal...2 HOURS!!! The TV is never on, they are not allowed toys at the table, some times I don't even allow talking cause it takes so long for them to eat! Which was my last option today again...but it finally worked!

Am I the only person out there that deals with this problem?

We are going to try a timer technique, just to see if that will work? We are going to set a timer for 30 minutes for dinner, and if they are not done by then, they don't get to eat...is that to mean? I just don't know what else to do?

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Heidi said…
No you are not mean...... We have a similar problem at our house. I have the same rules, and the same problem. Only Kesslynn eats in five seconds and then 5 minutes later has to eat again for 5 seconds and repeats this process until I remove the dishes.... Kairi just talks and talks and wiggles and falls and cries and wiggles and talks and then maybe eats. I have done the timer and then there is the whining that follows, but I can be mean to whining without guilt. So I get to the whining a little quicker so I can forget about the guilt of taking away her food.... There is a tradeoff....
November 19, 2008 at 9:05 PM
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