Today we have an inquiry from Cribsheeter Katy. Seems her son is part of the slow food movement, and it’s eating in to their precious family time. Read on and let her know of any suggestions you have to help her son speed things up at mealtime.

Hi May and Kay

I’m wondering if anyone has had any luck helping slow eaters move a little faster…? I realize this is not the worst problem one could have…but our son (4 ½) will literally sit at his plate for over an hour. And he DOES eventually eat…just EXCRUCIATINGLY slowly. I think the problem is that he is really easily distracted, and the eating area in our tiny house is right in the living room! So it’s not so much of an EATING problem as a DAWDLING problem, I guess. It’s not a terrible thing, but it does cut into family time that we might otherwise have to take a post-dinner walk or whatever together. Is it appropriate to set a time limit? When we ask him to move a little faster, he’ll eat one bite quickly and then it’s back to his usual glacial pace. I’m just wondering how others would handle this.

Thanks!

Katy

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