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[quote=Anonymous]My son has a friend in school.  Once a week his mom has to work late.  The kids get along well and her late evenings have sort have evolved into a weekly standing play date.  She usually picks him up around 7.  This means that once a week her kid eats dinner with us.  Again I have no issues with the child having dinner with our family.  But this kid only eats Mac & cheese, hot dogs, and chicken nuggets.  I don't tend to make that for our family meal.  We also have a rule at the dinner table that 1) you are not excused until everyone is done and 2) you don't get dessert unless you eat dinner.  This means that if you don't eat dinner you stay at the table while others have dessert.

This kid is not doing well with the rules of the dinner table.  He won't eat dinner and then of course wants dessert.  I don't mind making the chicken nuggets once in a while but it's not going to be a weekly thing.  I've spoken with his mom about this and she says my house, my rules.  I appreciate her support but I do feel bad for the kid.  And 7 is late not to eat anything except for what you've had for lunch.  The kids get out of school at 3 and I serve dinner at 5 so I don't give them a snack after school.    The kid won't eat salad or vegetables.  The kid will eat a dinner roll but again, I have a one roll rule.  I try to avoid my kids filling up on bread at dinner.  Whatever the boy is allowed to do, my kids will also want to do.

Is there anything I can do?  [/quote]

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