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Do you ever bribe your children with food?

Categories: Toddlers, Eating & nutrition, Development

I was blogwalking last night, and I found a post by a blogger who shall remain nameless which reminded me of something from my children's infancy. Specifically my middle child's infancy. Rachel, er, this blogger said that because of her daughter's strong personality, she sometimes resorts to bribing her child with food to get through a trip to the grocery store in peace.

Hello, My name is Jen Creer, and I, too, have bribed my children with food.

When Christian was a baby, we lived in the country, about fifteen minutes out of town. And he discovered, at the ripe old age of 15-months-old, McDonald's french fries. And he also started rebelling against the car seat. Fifteen minutes with a screaming baby is a long ride. So, I started stopping at McDonald's on the way home and getting him french fries, which would last him for the entire ride home.

Also? When he was a 15-months-old, I gave birth to his younger brother, via my third C-section. I couldn't pick up Christian for six weeks-- maybe more-- so I started putting him down for his naps on a mattress on the floor. I would then leave a trail of M & M's for him from the mattress, across the floor, and to the door. This made sure that a) he would get himself out of bed and b) he would be in a good mood by the time he got out of his room.

Go ahead. Admit it. How have you bribed your kids with food?

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