Picky eater and not wanting to go to store
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Anonymous
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My four year old has her favorites and her routine. Every morning she drinks two of the stonyfield kid yogurt bottles. We’re down to our last two. I’m not sure what to do. I don’t want to go to the store and there aren’t any grocery slots for a while (and the only store I can find that has them is freshdirect). She’s already not dealing with not going to school well. When she runs out of her usual breakfast I know it’s going to be tears and trantrums.
How do I explain to her why I can’t just go to the store and get more? Anyone else dealing with stocks of things dwindling? We have plenty of food... just specific things are getting used up. |
Anonymous
| Can you ask a neighbor to go? |
Anonymous
| I think you tell her and just weather the tantrum. Sorry I know it stinks. |
Anonymous
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She might surprise you. Why not tell her you are down to the last two and you need her help to find a recipe that looks good for breakfast tomorrow? And then let her help you make it.
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Anonymous
| Tell her today that tomorrow is the last two and that it will be awhile until you can get more. Let her brainstorm what else she can eat for breakfast. |
Anonymous
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I have been indulging these whims with trips to the store. Their worlds are so out of routine that it makes sense they are trying to exert control where they can - it’s the kid equivalent of the shaming posts on Nextdoor or people who are trying to disinfect their mail. It’s not logical but neither is fear.
Picky eating is about anxiety anyway. Not about being spoiled or badly raised. This is a time of high anxiety and a little extra love can only help. |
Anonymous
| Why can't you go to the store? |
Anonymous
Every time you run out to he store for every little whim you are introducing a much higher possibility of infection into your home. You aren't following the 'stay home' messaging if you are always out at the store. The groceries stores are where everyone is congregating and going - probably one of the places you are most likely to pick up the virus. No one should be out and about to the store all the time. People should be limiting trips to the store to one trip every 7-14 days depending on their needs. If you are going to go back and forth to the store, you might as well also go play on playgrounds and do whatever else you want. You are part of the problem. |
Anonymous
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Great opportunity to get her to try new things. I wouldn’t say this about someone with severe special needs, but assuming your daughter is typical, it’s better to teach her adaptation skills. |
Anonymous
| Also for single parents with young kids, they shouldn’t bring them into the store. Do they leave them unsupervised at home? Leave them in the car? |
Anonymous
Strongly disagree: you’re increasing your possible exposure and that of others, and you’re not teaching your child to adapt. |
Anonymous
Do grocery delivery or curbside pick up. |
Anonymous
| Do you have milk? Maybe ask her if she’d prefer to eat the last yogurt OR use the last yogurt as a starter to try to make her own yogurt as an experiment. Check out recipes before you offer this option to make sure that you have what you need to do this. If you have an instant pot, check for recipes that might be adapted for using an IP. Many kids would totally enjoy the chance to grow their own yogurt. |
Anonymous
| Go to the store very early in the morning...you will be able to stay 6 ft from others and the store will have had overnight to clean. You may not be able to rely on delivery through this whole ordeal...and really are you ok with asking someone else to assume the risk for you? |
Anonymous
| Explain the problem and have her eat 1/2 of yogurt and a bit of something else of her choosing. |