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[quote=Anonymous]You are over-explaining everything, for starters. Your child doesn't need an explanation to figure out you want him or her to eat dinner. Call everyone to the table, and sit down and start eating. If this child pouts and refuses to join you at the table, fine. But there is nothing else to eat but dinner. I would put my childrens' dinner plate in the refrigerator and it would reappear later when they admitted they were hungry. This phase didn't last long. When my kids whined they were bored, I would say, "Great to hear! I need somebody to empty out the dishwasher/fold laundry/sweep/vacuum/rake the backyard." It's amazing how fast kids will find something to occupy their time as soon as you say this! They will learn not to say they're bored. When my kids would tantrum, I would tell them that when they calm down then they could come find me in the other room. Don't be their audience. Stay in control. You are the parent.[/quote]
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