Hiya Leesa- I don't think you are terrible at all. You're right though he probably doesn't get the hang of the consequence of his actions but he doesn't seem too upset and he will still get his bottle before bed. He's not going to starve.
Nope, he won't starve. I do the same. DS1 is a terrible eater at dinner time. I am always worried about his terrible habbits for dinner. But I have tried everything reasonable and still he will not eat. I can often hear the water sloshing in his tummy. That give me the mummy guilts big time, but I refuse to feed my child biscuits/chips/lollies/whatever junk he comes up with the he wants for dinner. He goes to bed without having eaten since around 3.30pm if he has no dinner (bed time at 7.30pm). Thems the breaks.
Oh, you dreadful, terrible mother. How can you starve a child like that? Oh, the guilt-trip train is ready to board and I want you on it, Leesa.
Nah, not really. If he's not hungry then he won't eat - and if he's not hungry then he won't starve will he? I usually put the food in the fridge so if DS changes his mind it's available, but not there for him to see and snack on. Then he doesn't eat and I have tomorrow's lunch made for me!
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