Tonight’s meal went much the same as last night’s with one small exception. I explained to Lex (again) that family meals are so we can all sit together as a family and spend time together. I told him that he doesn’t have to eat, but I would like him to join us at the table. Unfortunately I cannot force him to sit at the table, so I gave him the choice of joining us (eating or not), or being alone in his room. No playing. Guess what he chose? A good book in bed. Sigh. At least he didn’t fight about it and didn’t mention once tonight that he was hungry. When I was laying in bed with him at the end he said he wasn’t going to eat any dinner until it was something he liked and there was nothing on the menu that he liked. I told him that I would be happy to work with him to find dinner ideas that he likes, but cereal and yogurt (breakfast foods!) do not cut it as a family dinners. Sometimes they do, of course, but not for now. :) So we will try again tomorrow. At least he made it through the night last night, slept until a reasonable hour (6:30am, which is great in our house!) and didn’t even want to eat the minute he came downstairs.

Thanks all for the advice and support. Much appreciated and I’ll incorporate ideas as I can.