Bring it on Sunshine!

Tonight at dinner I tried something different with Tyler. We have been struggling with getting him to eat what is on his plate, so tonight I set a timer for 20 min. and told him how much he had to eat before the timer went off. If he didn't eat his diner, he would loose his playtime after bath. I went to get the timer and came back and asked him if he understood. His reply was, "Bring it on sunshine". Now, if I hadn't been laughing so hard, I probably would have been offended by his response. I just don't know where he comes up with this stuff! I know I have never used that phrase!!

Oh, and in case you were wondering, the timer idea worked really well. I set it and then just left him alone and didn't harp on him to eat. He slowly started eating his carrots and roast. He did finish his dinner (or at least the amount I required of him) and had his play time after bath. Yeah, a successful evening (minus the sunshine comment).