Feeding Time - Dad Rocks!
Well it’s always been a challenge getting my eldest daughter to finish her food or milk during feeding time. I’m sure a lot of Dads and Moms out there would agree with me. Especially with the distraction of the TV it gets really hard for most of us. I remember having to hurt myself trying to pull off a stunt like a circus clown once. Kids are getting smarter and it just looks like some of these traditional methods don’t work - no offense to Super Nanny.
But I found an easier way! Kind of an inspiration from Popeye cartoons I must say. Well first of all, I go to the Gym and my daughter looks up to me as having “muscles” (awww… so sweet or is she just being nice?). I know my wife would disagree on that but its beside the point. All I do right now is say these magic words “Let me see your muscles grow… take a sip of your milk darling”.
I can vouch that this really works. She drinks her milk, shows off her muscles and compares it against mine. Like I mentioned before, I’d like you to keep my muscles out of the equation and we don’t want to go there. But my daughter really loves this game and I encourage her to take another sip and before long (my record was 5 minutes) she gulps down her glass of milk. All you have to keep saying is “Yes honey, I can see your muscles growing. Now let’s make it grow more - can you take another sip?”. Soon you will find the tiny sips turning into bigger gulps and before long you’re done - I mean she’s done!
Do you have a tip you would like to share? I’m sure feeding time is really the most challenging time for most parents and we could all use some tips here.
