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Reverse Psychology.
When your toddler reaches for a piece of
broccoli, at first let her have only a tiny piece. Say, “No way! Mommy
wants them ALL.… They’re Mommy’s trees.” When your tot gobbles up
her piece, make a silly pout and say, “Hey, you ate my broccoli!!”
When two-year-old Celia refused to eat, Mark and Karen
pretended to try to sneak bits of food off her plate as
though they were greedy and wanted all her food for
themselves.
“We appeal to her basic sense of ‘It’s mine!’ ” says
Mark. “It works about half the time, but a 50-50 success

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Mark. “It works about half the time, but a 50-50 success
rate ain’t so bad.”
Putting Bad Behavior “On Hold.”
Lips still zipped? If your
child still won’t eat, let her leave the table. However, if she returns for a
little milk or sweets, you might put her “on hold” by doing something
like this:
Begin to hand her the milk, then suddenly stop and offer her a smidge
of dinner first. “You want milky? Okay, sweetheart, here’s your milk.
Oops, silly Mommy! Mommy forgot, big girls have to eat one green bean
before milky! Do you want to eat this big one or this little teeny, tiny,
baby bean?”
If she refuses, say, “No problem, my love. But no beans … no milky.”
Then say, “I’ll check on you in just a sec to see if you’re ready for your
bean.” Now turn and busy yourself with something for thirty seconds.
Then turn back and whisper, “I know you don’t like beans sooooooo
much. So should we find a teeny, tiny one or would you rather just eat a
half of one?”
As soon as she eats her bean, reward her with a smile, milk, and a
little time-in. This will encourage faster cooperation in the future.