What do you do when your once champion eater starts refusing to eat?
Dylan made me these hearts as an anniversary gift. Sweet, huh? Ten years ago I was newly graduated from college, in love and ready to get married! Well, technically I was freaking out about getting married, which probably made Ken feel super good. Most of you know this story and the rest of you probably don't care, but it's my blog, so ppppthhhht! Ken lived across the street from me during our last year of college (but curiously, we were 24 and 25. Oh, how I love BYU). He and his room mate spent many evenings, and when I say evenings I really mean late at night, in my living room talking to my room mates, Laura and Cheryl (hi guys!). I would emerge from my basement lair, tell them to pipe down and then retreat for my beauty sleep and morning classes. Ken would hang out then go home, watch a movie, go jogging at 3 am and then sleep until noon. Somewhere in there I assume he also studied a bit but maybe not. He probably just showed up and dazzled his professors with his ...
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I just wait for a few days--both my kids have gone through phases where they just don't eat much and phases where they do. S-Boogie wasn't a great eater for a long time and now she finally has an appetite. Little Dude has days when he hardly eats anything and other days when he eats just about everything. Except veggies--he never touches those, unfortunately.
On the food issue - I have to agree with your other friend, just wait it out. I've had times where I know my children were surviving on milk for a few days, but they always get their appitite back eventually.
I did hear a suggestion one time that if you are worried about it you can leave some food out (like on a little plate) where they can get to it. That way, if they pass by and feel the urge - they'll eat. It kind of gives me a "feeding a cat" feel, but it could work!
I agree with the others--wait it out. They'll eat when they are hungry again. S did the same things--he was the kid that would go around the table and eat others' scraps and then one day didn't want to eat.