re: Appropriate Punishments (Kind of Long)

Yeah that is kind of a harsh punishment in my opinion lol Just dont let him eat anymore snacks until he understands what he is doing wrong. Feed him his meals though.

We have the same problem with my youngest. We basically tell her, OK you don't eat again until the next meal, so don't even ask...

Something you might think about is that a child doesn't gorge the way adults do and if his tummy tell him he's full then he is probably full for now and he wont eat as much as you would. Teach the poor kid to make half sandwiches . Teach him how to make himself smaller portions and then you won't freak out if it's not all gone. And feed that kid dinner. You don't want to teach him that he needs to pig out to not feel like hes in trouble. Have him eat at set times so he's not grazing all day. If he eats half a sandwhich at lunch he waits till dinner to eat again. That way he might be hungry enough to finish a meal. Besides maybe your hubby just said that because he was frustrated with being called at work over (lets face it) half a sandwich.