Apple Crumble and tantrum

Abi really likes to eat crumble for dessert. She recently helped to cut the canned peaches and apples for one, and tried to rub butter into the crumble mix but ended up spooning it on prior to the crumble being put into the oven.

Tonight she didn't eat much for dinner, just half a chicken sausage and picked out shreds of tasty cheese from the veg bake. After her bath she smiled expectantly and declared she was ready for dessert which she had seen cooking in the oven. Priscilla served a small amount commensurate with the amount of dinner she had eaten and Abi gobbled it up. She asked for more, and was told she needed to eat more dinner to deserve more dessert. She ate 3 pieces of sausage very slowly and was given a small serving of dessert. Another request for more, but Abi didn't manage to eat any more main meal, only picking at the meal for 10 minutes. It was apparent that she had had enough food. After Priscilla ended the dinner session, Abi burst into tears. She rushed to hit her mother (but didn't make contact), then sidled up to her father who distracted her and stopped the tantrum. She then brushed her teeth and went willingly to storytime before bed.