I don't know how to make him stop. He's eaten four apples today, and didn't asked for one of them. He waits until I'm in the bathroom, or busy with something, and gets what he wants. He just walked up to me with a cheese slice. He's already had lunch, I make sure he gets his meals, he just feels like snacking so he goes and gets whatever he wants. He knows I'll get him what he wants, we've talked about it over and over. Am I going to have to buy a lock for the fridge? I don't know if that will work either. We had one at our old apartment that was there when we moved in, and he learned how to work it in all of a week.
Well maybe tell him he has a limit on snaks. like one after each meal? Do you think he's actually still hungry or just bored? I eat when I'm bored ALOT! It's a horrible habit. But if he's really hungry I wouldn't worry too much, he's eating healthy snacks at least! Just tell him he has a limit and stick to it. If he's already had one snack and he gets another when you aren't looking take it from him if you're worried he's eating too much! Good luck!
When my youngest brother was about 2, he would get into the fridge and eat the butter. There would be big toothy bitemarks in it, and often whole chunks missing. He also liked to drink the chocolate syrup (have you noticed how chocolate syrup bottles have that same "sport cap" as some bottled water? That was his excuse).
Since nothing else worked, mom got a long length of clothesline and tied it around the whole refrigerator with a knot a 2 year old could never figure out. That stopped the problems =D
Well, he's five and would probably figure out how to slide the yarn over the door and open the fridge underneath it. He's a crafty one, this kid.
It wouldn't bother me so much, he still eats his meals, if food wasn't so expensive! I can't afford to just keep buying stuff because he won't stop eating. I think it might be because he's bored.
Try to keep him busy then. It's cheaper to keep him busy than to feed him like 5 extra meals. I know whhat you mean bout food being so damn expensive! Just give hum a limit on snacks. Tell him that he can have one after each meal but that's it! And he will have the snack taken away if he's already had one
You can get a fridge lock and stick one end directly under the handle.
It is pretty hard to push the button and get it open that way, even for adults.
maybe he's in a growth spurt right now? as far as snacking, though, fruit is both healthy and (relatively) inexpensive.
Yeah, it's relatively expensive until you discover your son's eaten an entire bag of apples in a day. We had another little talk about it, where I illustrated that there are only two apples left which means no more apples for another two weeks.
Thats an idea, just say ok these (insert food he likes here) have to last us two weeks. So if you decide you want to eat two thirds of them today, thats all you get until we buy more.
If you want to teach him how to ration them, divide them up into snack bags, and tell him he can take a new bag out each day and snack on what is in it whenever he wants, BUT he if he finishes the bag too soon he cannot open another one.
that way you can put say, an apple in each one, some veggies in each one, some snacks, raisins, whatever he likes snacking on, put enough for maybe 4 snacks a day in each bag, and that way he gets to snack but he also learns that food has to last.
Maybe he's in a growth spurt? I understand food is expensive but I don't agree with rationing snacks. Perhaps his appetite is increasing. If he is only eating part of what he gets, I would talk to him and question him abou boredom....but if he is eating the whole apple, that sounds like he is still hungry.
Perhaps you could make a snack tray (cut up fuits, cheese, veggies etc) and leave it in the fridge, and he can graze on that as often as he pleases? Then you could incorporate that into your meal plan for the week or two.
i have a BIG thing about that.
I dont like when kids think (especially my kids) they can just go into the fridge. Well it depends on the age.
Andrew goes into the fridge to get like yogurt or juice or something else. I cant stand it. He needs to ask. Hes too young to eat whenever and whatever. Im really strict about it. If he asks for it i usually give it to him. Cause its usually meal time or a snack thats healthy. If he asks for like 5 cheese sticks in a row. Ummm no. lol
I have to go get a fridge lock. The last thing i want his a gallon of milk spilled on my damn kitchen floor. lol
Funny, I am having the same problem with my two...
They sneak out of their room when they wake up... don't even let me know they are hungry or awake... go into the kitchen and eat. I have no problems waking up to feed them. None. But they will eat a whole loaf of bread... eat sugar, chips, cookies... I think it is because they don't get to eat what they want. Their dad use to feed them a lot of junk food when we were together and that stopped after we divorced. But no matter what I do they end up going out there sneaking food even after I make them breakfast and I go off to do something else.
Then they would sneak biscuit mix or something, make some kind of contraption in their bedroom... mixing it with water or something in a cup and hide it somewhere.