{"id":109500,"date":"2023-07-27T22:06:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T02:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=109500"},"modified":"2023-08-02T10:36:20","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T14:36:20","slug":"my-child-wont-eat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/my-child-wont-eat\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;My Child Won\u2019t Eat&#8221;: How to Foster Bodily Autonomy in Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Have you ever said, &#8220;My child won\u2019t eat&#8221;? Is the dinner table a battlefield in your house?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bodily autonomy enables a child to say \u201cno\u201d when they don\u2019t feel comfortable with something. That can be incredibly important when a threat is real. It also can be incredibly frustrating if they&#8217;re exercising bodily autonomy when they don&#8217;t want to eat Brussels sprouts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep reading to learn how to deal with a child who doesn&#8217;t want to eat and how to encourage bodily autonomy in the right ways at the right times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bodily-autonomy-at-mealtimes\">Bodily Autonomy at Mealtimes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the instances in which bodily autonomy plays out is during mealtime struggles. Perhaps you&#8217;re one of those parents who has said, &#8220;My child won\u2019t eat.&#8221; Kennedy explains that, as a parent, you feel responsible for nourishing your child, and you might see her refusal of Brussels sprouts as your failure to live up to that responsibility. But, your child is learning to exercise control over her body, and she sees your insistence on eating that vegetable as a threat to her bodily <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/maturity-continuum-7-habits\/\">independence<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kennedy suggests that you explain to your child the limits and options she has during mealtimes, according to her role. Your job as a parent is to decide what food is available to your child and when and where she can have it. Your child\u2019s job is to decide whether she\u2019s going to eat it and how much of it she\u2019s going to have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: Respecting your child\u2019s bodily autonomy will help her become a competent eater. When children feel in control of what they eat, they\u2019re more likely to interact with the food you offer in a relaxed, open-minded way, and they\u2019ll feel calmer, which will help make the sensory experience of the meal more pleasant and something they can look forward to. As a parent, <a href=\"https:\/\/kidshealth.org\/en\/parents\/toddler-meals.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">being in control of what foods are available and when and where she has access to them<\/a> can help you feel confident in letting your child have autonomy over what she decides to eat.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Encouraging Bodily Autonomy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Kennedy, bodily autonomy lets a child say \u201cno\u201d when they&#8217;re not comfortable, even if the boundary makes others upset. It\u2019s the result of a child trusting her internal cues and feeling confident in enforcing boundaries because she knows they matter. To foster your child\u2019s developing bodily autonomy, Kennedy recommends using the tools of validation and confidence-building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assume that your child\u2019s experience is true. When your child expresses discomfort, hesitation, or some other negative feeling, Kennedy urges you to believe her. Don\u2019t tell her she\u2019s exaggerating or being silly. Remind her that only she can determine what feels good or bad in her body. Describe what she\u2019s feeling to help her learn how to explain it herself later on. When you\u2019re not sure what she\u2019s feeling or what\u2019s triggering her discomfort, Kennedy suggests you simply say there\u2019s something in the situation that feels bad to her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>More Tips for Fostering Bodily Autonomy<\/strong><br><br>Fostering your child\u2019s bodily autonomy can ensure that they ask for help if they\u2019re ever a victim of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rchsd.org\/2019\/12\/seven-steps-to-teaching-children-body-autonomy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">abuse or sexual assault<\/a>. Other experts add that you can encourage your child\u2019s bodily autonomy by:<br><br>\u2022 <strong>Teaching them the proper names of body parts<\/strong>. This ensures that if anyone touches them inappropriately, your child will be able to clearly say where they were touched and get help.<br><br>\u2022 <strong>Teaching them that it\u2019s never their fault<\/strong> if someone does something to their body that they don\u2019t like and that they\u2019ll never get into trouble for speaking out about it. This preemptively validates the discomfort they would feel in a situation of abuse or assault, and it lets them know that they\u2019re safe to share that discomfort with you.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever said, &#8220;My child won\u2019t eat&#8221;? Is the dinner table a battlefield in your house? Bodily autonomy enables a child to say \u201cno\u201d when they don\u2019t feel comfortable with something. That can be incredibly important when a threat is real. 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