Comments on: Recent Adventures in Parenting http://www.girldetective.net/?p=2092 Reading, Writing, Movies and Mothering in Minneapolis, Mostly Sat, 23 May 2026 02:21:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: girldetective http://www.girldetective.net/?p=2092&cpage=1#comment-16618 girldetective Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:59:25 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=2092#comment-16618 Guppy was able to consume so freely b/c Drake had climbed up on a stool in the pantry, extracted the vitamins from where I'd hid them, taken off the child-proof (ha!) cap and left them on the counter in tempting view. Oy. Guppy was able to consume so freely b/c Drake had climbed up on a stool in the pantry, extracted the vitamins from where I’d hid them, taken off the child-proof (ha!) cap and left them on the counter in tempting view. Oy.

]]> By: Jack Vinson http://www.girldetective.net/?p=2092&cpage=1#comment-16617 Jack Vinson Mon, 13 Apr 2009 04:10:23 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=2092#comment-16617 Lovely. So far, the boys are content with their ONE vitamin pill a day (for basically the same reasons). It helps that the pill bottles are "child proof" and they haven't gotten past them yet. But maybe they need to go on a different shelf. My G_ has taken to claiming that he "doesn't like it anymore" when he used to devour it. If he had his druthers, he'd be down to waffles, grilled cheese and mac n' cheese (from the box, not scratch). And pears. Passover has been entertaining. H_ has been a bit more adventurous, even partaking in soup the other day: for some reason he decided two spoons were better than one (two in one hand). We were just in Eagles country. Hope winter is thawing in MSP. Lovely. So far, the boys are content with their ONE vitamin pill a day (for basically the same reasons). It helps that the pill bottles are “child proof” and they haven’t gotten past them yet. But maybe they need to go on a different shelf.

My G_ has taken to claiming that he “doesn’t like it anymore” when he used to devour it. If he had his druthers, he’d be down to waffles, grilled cheese and mac n’ cheese (from the box, not scratch). And pears. Passover has been entertaining. H_ has been a bit more adventurous, even partaking in soup the other day: for some reason he decided two spoons were better than one (two in one hand).

We were just in Eagles country. Hope winter is thawing in MSP.

]]> By: girldetective http://www.girldetective.net/?p=2092&cpage=1#comment-16610 girldetective Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:26:43 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=2092#comment-16610 It is very common for kids to be picky, and to avoid veggies because they're not sweet, and mixed up foods because they don't like the texture. Conventional wisdom says to do stuff like feed kids veggies before fruits and offer them a wide variety of foods to develop their palates. Simple in theory, not so useful in practice when Drew wouldn't even eat sweet veggies like carrots or sweet potato as a baby, and then he did eat pad thai and brats, but later wouldn't. Pickiness and oppositional behavior of about 2 seem to go together. I do sneak veggies into things, like pureed cauliflower into banana bread and tuna salad. Another challenge is that they're picky in different directions. Guppy will eat eggs, Drake won't. Drake will eat burgers; Guppy won't. Guppy will eat noodles; Drake only eats mac and cheese. And to top it all off, they get ketotic hypoglycemia if they skip dinner, which makes them throw up the first thing they eat in the morning. Feeding these boys is a PITA, which is why I used the vites, and was encouraged to do so by their doctor, to patch in the many bare spots. It is very common for kids to be picky, and to avoid veggies because they’re not sweet, and mixed up foods because they don’t like the texture. Conventional wisdom says to do stuff like feed kids veggies before fruits and offer them a wide variety of foods to develop their palates. Simple in theory, not so useful in practice when Drew wouldn’t even eat sweet veggies like carrots or sweet potato as a baby, and then he did eat pad thai and brats, but later wouldn’t. Pickiness and oppositional behavior of about 2 seem to go together.

I do sneak veggies into things, like pureed cauliflower into banana bread and tuna salad. Another challenge is that they’re picky in different directions. Guppy will eat eggs, Drake won’t. Drake will eat burgers; Guppy won’t. Guppy will eat noodles; Drake only eats mac and cheese. And to top it all off, they get ketotic hypoglycemia if they skip dinner, which makes them throw up the first thing they eat in the morning. Feeding these boys is a PITA, which is why I used the vites, and was encouraged to do so by their doctor, to patch in the many bare spots.

]]> By: girldetective http://www.girldetective.net/?p=2092&cpage=1#comment-16609 girldetective Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:20:06 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=2092#comment-16609 You don't seem to understand how wily and agile they are. I hide things; they find them. If they're up high, they climb up on things, endangering themselves plus getting them down (vitamins, sharp things, long sticks, glue, etc). No vitamins is the way to go. No vitamins, no temptation, and no confusion with candy. You don’t seem to understand how wily and agile they are. I hide things; they find them. If they’re up high, they climb up on things, endangering themselves plus getting them down (vitamins, sharp things, long sticks, glue, etc).

No vitamins is the way to go. No vitamins, no temptation, and no confusion with candy.

]]> By: girldetective http://www.girldetective.net/?p=2092&cpage=1#comment-16606 girldetective Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:08:30 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=2092#comment-16606 Guppy used to eat well. But then he started acting like he was three when he was about two and a half. Ever since he is acting his challenging age, plus following the example of his older, Aspie, oppositional, picky-eater brother. So it's kinda like I have two three year olds. Ergh. As most parents will confirm, two is nothin'. Terrible twos? Ha. For me, it's the I-Wanna-Throttle-You-Threes. Guppy used to eat well. But then he started acting like he was three when he was about two and a half. Ever since he is acting his challenging age, plus following the example of his older, Aspie, oppositional, picky-eater brother. So it’s kinda like I have two three year olds. Ergh.

As most parents will confirm, two is nothin’. Terrible twos? Ha. For me, it’s the I-Wanna-Throttle-You-Threes.

]]> By: Becca http://www.girldetective.net/?p=2092&cpage=1#comment-16605 Becca Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:55:02 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=2092#comment-16605 Jon, as a kid, ate all the Dinos from the Flinstone vitamins and had to go to the ER. He was right, though -- the purple ones are the best. I thought Guppy was a good eater! This is the kid who is Hobbit-like? Maybe he's taking a page from the playbook of Drake. Jon, as a kid, ate all the Dinos from the Flinstone vitamins and had to go to the ER. He was right, though — the purple ones are the best.

I thought Guppy was a good eater! This is the kid who is Hobbit-like? Maybe he’s taking a page from the playbook of Drake.

]]> By: Sydney http://www.girldetective.net/?p=2092&cpage=1#comment-16599 Sydney Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:33:00 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=2092#comment-16599 OMG I am laughing out loud at this! I think nixing the vitamins all together is harsh, though. We are talking about my dear NEPHEWS, for heavens sake! Instead, why not just HIDE the gummy vitamins? Or put them in a lock box? I am sure your friend Al Gore might have one you can borrow... OMG I am laughing out loud at this! I think nixing the vitamins all together is harsh, though. We are talking about my dear NEPHEWS, for heavens sake! Instead, why not just HIDE the gummy vitamins? Or put them in a lock box? I am sure your friend Al Gore might have one you can borrow…

]]> By: Steph http://www.girldetective.net/?p=2092&cpage=1#comment-16598 Steph Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:03:02 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=2092#comment-16598 "Scurvy and rickets, here we come." Awesome. I whole-heartedly approve of this parenting method! (Seriously though, I think that it's not uncommon for kids to be weird eaters when they're young... Hopefully they'll grow out of it. And you did say you had that recipe book where you slip healthy stuff into palatable food items, right?) “Scurvy and rickets, here we come.”

Awesome. I whole-heartedly approve of this parenting method!

(Seriously though, I think that it’s not uncommon for kids to be weird eaters when they’re young… Hopefully they’ll grow out of it. And you did say you had that recipe book where you slip healthy stuff into palatable food items, right?)

]]> By: carolyn http://www.girldetective.net/?p=2092&cpage=1#comment-16597 carolyn Wed, 08 Apr 2009 11:19:21 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=2092#comment-16597 forcing your kids to vomit: fun times! my mom claims there was a full year where i would eat nothing but hot dogs. and she means NOTHING. and i have no vitamin deficiencies. so i wouldn't worry too much about it! forcing your kids to vomit: fun times!

my mom claims there was a full year where i would eat nothing but hot dogs. and she means NOTHING. and i have no vitamin deficiencies. so i wouldn’t worry too much about it!

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