my son is addicted to mc donalds

it is very unhealthy for children.Try to make some food that look good as well. I have haerd children take food by appearance most ofthe time. You can add say mashed spinach with rice and make a mould. Put some places inside and put vegs like carrot,beet etc mixture inside it. it will look good as well.

have you tried any healthy substitutes for that like french fries or burger patties made out of sea weeds or gluten ???

That is very bad hopefully he is not overweight , think you should find recipes that mix veggies with some chicken or even making hamburgers yourself with more veggies for him.

Maybe you should bring him to a restaurant to show that also vegetables can be very nice. Most of the times i liked the vegetables in the restaurant better than at home. But one thing you must not do is give in.If you don't want him to have mac donalds food than don't give in.

I think you should let him know who is the parent, YOU. He knows you cave in if he nags as much as he does. You should just say no even if he complaints and all. Just cook his food, if he does not eat it, too bad. he is 12 and will get hungry in the end, so he will have to eat. he is just acting as a child and you should let him know who is in charge. Otherwise he will walk all over you, now it is with McDonalds, what will the next thing be? Good luck

try the reward and punishment system to him... It works all the time...

yeh I am too, I really love McDonalds, I am sure he will grow out of it, my nephew was like that and now he likes all international foods of every kind...

The kid is 12 so who's the boss you are him. You have to be stronger than he is. He eats at home or he doesn't eat at all. I know all that is easier said then done but you have to be stronger than he is and pretty soon you will win. When he starts in just well hm once NO then walk away and if he follows you drive away. These kids know just how to wear you down. If he keeps pestering you take something away from him the TV or computer and keep it away until he stops pestering you. You are in charge not him and you have to let him know it.

He should have been eating healthy from the start. What was your son doing eating McDonald's and Hungry Jack's enough to get "addicted" to them, anyway? That kind of food shouldn't be eaten on a regular basis, if at all. You're his mother and you need to fulfill that role. Don't give in, you're the parent, not him. If he chooses not to eat, let him be. He'll eat when he's hungry and learn that you're no longer going to give into his demands.

"everytime you drive by macdonalds just would punch him in the shoulder and that woud give him bad memories of macdonalds ane he will never want to eat there" ---From the movie supersize me MAKE HIM WATCH THAT MOVIE it may be too late for the first suggestion from the movie

You just need to quit giving in. If all you give him is healthy food, then when he gets hungry enough, he'll eat it. (Just because he says he's "starving" doesn't mean he is - that takes longer than a few hours!) He'll be fine, and if you cave to him on this, then you've taught him a lesson - if he bugs you enough for something, he'll get it.