When your two-year-old sees the meal you've prepared and starts asking for something diff… — @drdeborahparenting

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@drdeborahparenting's TikTok video "When your two-year-old sees the meal you've prepared and starts asking for something different, that's where many parents unintentionally turn dinner into a negotiation. "Come on, eat a little." "Just one more bite." "Okay, I'll make you something else." Now your child learns that the meal you served is negotiable, and refusing it long enough can lead to another option. Here's what to do instead. Set a timer for 25 to 30 minutes. Prepare one meal and serve it. What's for dinner is decided before everyone sits down, not negotiated once the food is on the table. Tell your child once: "Here's your dinner. You can eat, or you can be all done. When the timer beeps, I'll take your plate." When the time is up, remove the plate. No preparing something different. No lengthy discussion about it. Even if your child refuses the meal or asks for something else, the dinner routine remains the same. Because dinner is about more than getting your child to eat. It's about establishing a clear, predictable routine. You decide what food is served. Your child decides whether to eat it. That's the system. #ParentingTips #ParentCoach #ParentSupport #ParentingCommunity #Parenting" has 25,814 views, 936 likes, 63 comments, 243 shares in the public metrics captured by this index. That is an engagement rate of 4.81% (likes, comments and shares over views). It was posted over two weeks ago and runs 1 minute 34 seconds. It has been saved 230 times.

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The capture indexed here reports 25,814 views, 936 likes and 63 comments.

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It was posted on 2026-10-16, over two weeks ago.

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