My kid is such a picky eater that we often have donuts for dinner – now other parents are saying it’s my fault
- Woman complains her child is a picky eater
- She films a typical dinner with the toddler
- People tell her it’s her fault, not the child
A mother has been criticized online for “enabling” her picky-eating toddler by allowing her donuts for “breakfast, lunch and dinner”.
Elizabeth Maclay shared a video on TikTok of her picky toddler Mila refusing a mac and cheese and veggie dinner.
The mother seemed exhausted as she begged her toddler to just give it a try, explaining the two-year-old looked forward to the meal while it cooked.
“Honestly, I thought breastfeeding was hard, but then I had a picky toddler. “Meal times are stressful, but I’ve learned to make my choices, and sometimes that means eating donuts for breakfast, lunch, and dinner,” she said.
In the video, she asks the little girl for something to eat – but her face is distorted and the boy pushes the dinner away.
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A mother has been criticized online for “enabling” her picky-eating toddler by allowing her donuts for “breakfast, lunch and dinner”.
She then asks for cake pops for dinner instead, and howls when Elizabeth says they don’t have any.
Mila then confirms that she doesn’t want dinner.
Her mom says she needs to eat, and they opt for “pink cookies,” high-protein, strawberry-flavored bars.
Mila happily takes a bite before crying and pushing it away.
She ends the “meal” with a bowl of berries.
“This is a very realistic representation of mealtimes for a picky eater,” the mother wrote.
“It’s a struggle and frustrating, but right now it’s the way it is,” she said.
The video has been seen by millions of people on the video sharing platform.
And while some felt sorry for the exhausted mother-of-two, many took the opportunity to condemn her.
The boy wanted cake for dinner and ended up getting pink cookies and berries
“She’s picky because she’s allowed to be, well done Mila,” said one woman.
‘100 percent. The only options are to eat it now or go play and eat it later. No candy until dinner.
“My mom did this to me and I didn’t grow up with Ed. Neither did my siblings, cousins, nieces and nephews.”
“If you feed her cookies and berries, she learns that she can object to dinner and eventually get cookies and berries,” added another.
Others had tips for mom.
“You have to eat with her and also eat some of what she’s eating.” “If she sees you eating the same thing at the same time, she’s more willing to try,” she said.
“She eats when she’s hungry. You must keep the meal you prepared if she wants it and not bargain with treats.”
“I just put the plate on my daughter’s table and walk away.” When I come back, sometimes it’s empty, sometimes it’s not. “She plays, comes and eats a few bites,” added a third.