On a previous post regarding getting toddlers to eat, I included a tip from a mother who, probably as a last resort, used bribery to get her toddler to eat. Of course, I debated about putting that one up, but if there is anything I’ve learned from mommyhood, it’s that you will try just about anything when you are desperate. Now, I’ve personally never needed to resort to bribery, I’d probably bribe with a toy or a privilege rather than food, but I also wouldn’t say I’d never do it either. Sure, too much of this and you can create food issues, but I highly doubt giving an already-on-the-menu food (like, eat all your veggies before you eat your applesauce) a bit of bribery power is going to make my child into the giant blob.
Hmm I’m not at the point yet to even think about bribery with my daughter (she’s only 9mths). We never got bribed as kids though so I had planned on taking my mothers approach: If you don’t eat now, you wait until the next meal. None of us starved, and we all learned very quickly that not eating wasn’t fun. LOL. But only time will tell – she’s not picky at all atm, so depending on how she does as she gets older, I’ll re-evaluate the eating thing then.
I tried to access Jesse’s blog but I keep getting a “timed out” message. LOL! I’ll try again later since I’m curious to see what was said.