tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173054993762076586.post5978727082446611396..comments2023-10-22T05:20:28.710-04:00Comments on La Mejor Vida: if you still exist..Rachel Garcia, CD(DONA)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05481183994435059363noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173054993762076586.post-45220068849072174992009-06-09T14:30:57.696-04:002009-06-09T14:30:57.696-04:00Missy-actually everyone I talked to said "goo...Missy-actually everyone I talked to said "good for you." but who knows if that's what they really thought. ;-)<br /><br />Emily- I can't remember by what age.. but Alex was definitely 2 when we started and in fact Eva was a new born when we had the first battle. So that would put him at 23-24 months. So for sure by the time they are two. but before that I definitely started the "kitchen is closed" philosophy.. meaning, if you didn't like it then you could be excused but I was NOT going to make something else. but i generally have something on the plate that I know they WILL eat.. like a little bit of fruit.Rachel Garcia, CD(DONA)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05481183994435059363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173054993762076586.post-73057454770681321092009-06-09T14:15:13.607-04:002009-06-09T14:15:13.607-04:00How old were your kids when you started the "...How old were your kids when you started the "no thank you" bites? I'm wondering how much and when to insist with mine...emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06590523968280949137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173054993762076586.post-25361131596483202792009-06-09T09:33:18.333-04:002009-06-09T09:33:18.333-04:00Good for you hanging in their with the bite of foo...Good for you hanging in their with the bite of food!<br />I'm sure everyone at VBS thought you were cra-aazy!Missyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18333850312400945250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173054993762076586.post-84320731387569590182009-06-08T17:04:59.029-04:002009-06-08T17:04:59.029-04:00We dealt with a similar "hunger strike" ...We dealt with a similar "hunger strike" last week with our youngest. Can't believe just how long a child will go without food, quite an act of pure will.andriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15422991837924218765noreply@blogger.com