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↑ Alyssum

Today at 2:30 pm

Bnei Berak 10 wrote:

Seems there is a power struggle around food (this is very common).
I would recommend Supernanny and other experts in the field.
A kid should be warned stating eew regarding food is not acceptable. If it happensagain kid is to leave the table immediately and straight to bed. No alternatives, no snacks, nothing.
You are the parent. It's time to take charge. You are not a restaurant!

Sending a child to bed hungry is absolutely aweful and unacceptable. It's considered child abuse in some countries and if I knew of someine doing that regularly I would call CPS on them. Parents are obligated to fulfill their kids basic needs. FOOD is one of them!

OP there are many more details coming out from your posts. Your kids with sensory issues would benefit from occupational therapy maybe? Sensory issues apply to other areas aswell not just food...might help with food in the long run
Some kids hate when different kind of food touches eachother. You can easily avoid that. One wants sauce, one doesn't etc. There are plates which have separated areas for example. Might make it more appealing.
Also you can offer the dinner before mixing it together. Let's say burgers. One takes only the patty, one only the meat whatever. They can just take it like a buffet. This way you are making one dinner but everyone only eats what they want.

↑ dankbar

Today at 3:14 pm

Your husband needs to know that feeding a large family adequately costs lots of money.

How much money does he allow for food costs weekly?

Although every family has different needs, and different localities differ in pricing, if we know how much that is, we can tell you if it's in the norms, or get a sense fir yourself how much is average that it costs, so then you can portray to your husband, that you're not overspending on food, but that this how much it costs to feed a family.