3 yr old has discovered that 'spicy' gets him out of any vegetable

linen_lantern_5587

beans, spicy. carrot, spicy. plain boiled peas with nothing on them, spicy. he eats the mango pickle off my plate without a word. i know what he's doing. he knows i know. what now 🤷

1 comment

  • mint_kettle_5746

    My elder one used 'too hot' the same way at that age. Even for ice cream once. What worked for us was not arguing about the word. We'd say okay, have it after one bite of rice then, and move on. Within a few weeks she stopped bothering because it got no reaction. Small portions helped too ❤️

Add a comment

Share what happened for you. Plain text; be kind and specific.

Keep going

Keep reading

More from the parents who were here.