what do i do?

HI Poppoppop111: I think that you should let her eat as much as she wants. If she is old enough to feed herself, I don't think that you should sit there with her. When she says she is full. Take her plate and wrap it in aluminum or plastic wrap. Place it in the refrigerator and when she asks you for a snack, warm up her food and give it to her. She probably wants the snack and will probably stop doing just eating a little bit and asking for a snack when she sees that you are not giving her the snack anymore (or at least until after she finishes her food). It is like she is getting desert without finishing her food something our parents didn't let us get away with. Also, you may try holding back any beverages until the end of the meal. She may get full on the beverage and that is why she asks for a snack later because the beverage doesn't keep her full for long. Best of luck!!!

I think that making her sit there till her plate is empty is not good. My mom did this and it did not work I was a stubborn child. I do think that if you put foil over her plate and put it in the fridge. when she is hungry again heat up her dinner and give that to her. Do not give her treats or snacks until she has finished her dinner. My daughter would not finish her dinner either thinking she wanted to save room for desert. Once she figured that she was getting the rest of her dinner she stopped. Good luck.

That could happen. I couldn't finish all of my breakfast this morning. It wasn't even a very big breakfast. But less than an hour later, I was hungry again. Let your daughter decide what she wants to do.

I have the same issues with my kids. My son will finish his food--not completely--and immediately ask for a snack. The doctor told me to NOT make my kids clean their plates. Thier little stomachs are very small compared to ours so they may not be able to hold as much food as we put on the plate. The snacks, the doc just told me to make them wait for like an hour or whatever before they can have one. Leave their plate of dinner on the table and if they cry or whine about being hungry, tell them they can eat more supper, but snacks/dessert doesn't come until BLANK o clock. :) I have been doing that with my kids and it works. They still don't finish their plates, but they do eat more than they were and a lot of times they won't even eat a lot of snack or dessert. Hope this helps.