Bree has come a LONG way when it comes to food. (Thank you, Food therapy!) We now can often convince her to eat X amount of bites of an undesired food if we can find the right motivation (e.g. dessert, a roll, etc.) When she was five years old, we often chose 5 for the value of X. Now that she has turned 6, 6 is the new number.
Bree: Can I have the last roll?
Me: Not until you eat 6 bites of green beans.
Bree: But last time I didn’t have to eat that many!
Me: But you are 6 now. So 6 bites.
Bree: *whine* Oh, I don’t want to ever turn SEVEN!