Getting my two to eat - my options!!

[Nelle]

- I feed ours dinner at lunchtime, and then a sandwich at dinner. Works amazingly! I'm boiling eggs for egg sandwiches as I type.
- Before that I fed ours earlier, around 5pm, and then a snack right before bed. That worked okay, but switching the meals completely works more consistently.

There are so many advantages to this. At lunch time, the kids aren't tired and grumpy and distracted. I used to be very 'meh' about their dinnertimes, I just wanted them to get to bed, so if they got up and ate in front of the tv, fine, if they didn't finish, fine, if they wanted yoghurt instead, whatever. Now though - I have the motivation to be a bit more disciplined, so dinner is at the table, they can sit there for an hour if they need (and happily), I'm not hovering, waiting for them to finish so I can put them to bed. Plus 'eat and play' is more enticing than 'eat and bed'.

Anyway, there probably are heaps of options out there, but that's what's worked for us. It's so good, having pj's and toileting and teeth and beds and stories to sort, to know that on a hectic night, a cheese sandwich is just fine. All the best, whatever you end up doing!