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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If she's your friend... talk to her about it. Just say we don't make DC finish his food, we only make sure he takes a few bites. For the yelling if it gets on her nerves then yeah she can say something regardless of what your DC rules are. If you are in her house it's her house rules, minus the food thing. If they are at your house it's your house rules. Or go somewhere neutral.

I have a friend who yells at you if you take a glass of water and don't finish it, the same with food. Now when we go there I really watch what I put on my plate or cup. [/quote]

OP here. We have 2 other friends who insist that their children finish the food on their plates. They don't let their kids get up until they are finished. Those friends don't say anything to my kids but [b]my kids will often eat only half their food and get up to play. They make me feel like my kids have poor manners[/b].

My children are ages 4 and 6. They go through phases of eating poorly and well. I try not to stress about it too much. They eat when they are hungry and I limit unhealthy snacks.[/quote]

Your kids do have poor manners. I, like you, don't insist that my kids finish their food. However, when they are on a play date, have a friend over, or we have guests that include other children, my kids do not get up to go play while another kid is still eating. Especially when the other parent is trying to get their kid to finish. That IS poor manners. I will tell my kids "you can be 'done' but you may not be excused until Larla is finished (or until Larla's mom says she is)." That's pretty bad to hve your kids off and running to play after a few bites while Larla is stuck at the table, regardless of whether you agree with the mom force feeding her kid or not. [/quote]

Your 4yo may have perfect table manners but mine does not. This is something I am working on. We know a lot of picky preschool eaters. This is not unique to my 4yo.

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No, my 4 year old and 5 and a half year old have horrendous table manners, if left to their own devices. That's why when they say "I'm done!" and get up to play, I sit them back down and tell them they need to wait until the other kids are finished. It's our job as parents to correct and redirect, and to be respectful of other parents and their parenting choices when they are guests in our homes. You don't need new friends, but you could be a little more accommodating and hospitable without having to alter how you feed your kids. [/quote]

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