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[quote=Anonymous]Overall my toddler (almost 18 months) eats very well - meats, veggies, fruits, grains, etc - for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks.  Maybe once a week or so, she'll refuse to eat dinner and push her plate away even though it's something she's had before and liked.  Instead of dinner she'll ask for crackers and cheese which I figured it's better that she eats something rather than nothing.  The other day I just got a little fed up because she had refused to eat 3 nights in row and again asked for crackers and cheese.  I told her no and said she either eats dinner or she doesn't get anything else except for her milk.  She said no and knocked her plate away.  So I said ok and took her out of her chair and didn't give her anything else except her cup of milk.

I felt guilty about it, but my husband told me not to worry about it and it was good discipline.  I was afraid she would wake up hungry and miserable that night but she didn't.  I still feel a little guilty about it, so I'm wondering if this type of discipline is good at this age.[/quote]

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