Refusing to Eat: Preschooler
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Please..................need Help with a 4 Year Old and 8 Month Old
Asked by S.P. from Roanoke
on December 8, 2009
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Hello,
Please someone help me with some advice on discipline! My 4 year old has gotten to the point to where he doesn't want to listen to anything we tell him to do...
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- Hi S.. Things sound really stressful at your house right now. My advice is to work on the sleep issue right away--I think/hope you'll find that if everyone gets more...
- Looks like you got some LOOONNNG responses, so hopefully there is some good information in there - no time to read all of that. I just wanted to say - Welcome to Moth...
- Keep loving them and know that this particular tough patch will pass. I had boys with the same age difference as you do and it was tough when the smaller one started ...
3 Year Old Will Not Eat.
Asked by H.K. from Indianapolis
on October 27, 2008
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My situation is that I have a 3 year old boy who refuses to eat other than what he wants. We are constantly battleing him. In the morning he will only eat like dry c...
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- Please dont worry! In fact, someone else is going through this makes me feel better! My 3.5 boy will barely eat! Breakfast is the only meal that I know I won't have a ...
- Don't worry! As long as he is growing fine it sounds like he is just the typical 3 year old. My 7 yrd old DD went through the same thing & now I have a 3 yr old DD &...
- As the mother of several children, I can tell you that children will not starve themselves. Most childhood experts will tell you about the division of responsibility....
4 Year Old Refuses to Brush Teeth at Home
Asked by B.G. from Bloomington
on November 21, 2006
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I am having problems with my 4 year old brushing his teeth at all at home. When he is at my grandma's every morning he will brush his teeth. My problem is he will be s...
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- All of the responses have been good and I definitely recommend the firefly toothbrush that blinks-kids love them! Just another suggestion.......Does he have a favorite...
- My kids are the same way. It helps somewhat to let them pick out their own toothbrush and toothpaste at the store, that way you know it isn't the taste they dislike or...
- You say you are soon to be separated... I think this could have something to do with it, seeing how he will brush at grandma's. Grandma's is stable. It is not cha...
My 3 Year Old Won't Eat
Asked by A.C. from Cincinnati
on January 15, 2009
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Hi moms out there! I am starting to get worried about my son so I thought I would ask your advice. A little bit of background on his eating habits: Since starting tabl...
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- Feed him what you are having for lunch and dinner. Make sure he is getting several vegetables and fruits. I would not cook special for him. It is true; he will eat w...
- He may be filling up on milk. I would suggest giving him his food first at every meal then his milk!
- My daughter was the same way and the problem was she was drinking to much milk. We now have her eat first before we give her any liquids. So my suggestion would be g...
3 Year Old Refuses to Feed Himself
Asked by L.G. from Buffalo
on January 30, 2007
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My 3 year old still won't feed himself...I know it's my fault because I never just put the food on his tray and left him to do it. I don't have the patience and I don'...
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- when my 3 yo stays at my in-laws, he comes home and wants me to feed him. i know its because my mom in law feeds him, and he just eats it up (haha). i say something to...
- i agree with everyone else. Put the food on the plate he will eat if he's hungry & telling him to eat will just encourange him not to eat on own.. good luck?
- you used the word tray? is he in a high chair? put him at the table in a chair. with a booster if needed, i have a 3 1/2 yr old boy and he eats fine at the table no bo...
Food Ideas for a Picky 4 Year Old
Asked by S.L. from Columbus
on November 7, 2006
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I am having a problem with my 4 year old daughter who will not eat what most kids her age does. She wants hot dog, yogurt and cereal every night. I get a little shre...
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- i havent yet read the other responses, so i might be mentioning something youve already heard...but here is something i do for my 2 year old. when making Knorr/Lipton ...
- I am having the same problem. There is alot of good advice here, I think I will try some of them with my youngest. When my kids were still in child care, they ate vegg...
- Smoothies! You can blend up frozen spinach or other veggies and really not taste them at all and the kids think they are getting a treat. But honestly, it sounds lik...
3 Year Old Won't Eat
Asked by M.M. from Washington DC
on January 16, 2008
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I've read other posts concerning kids who won't eat. And most of the advice that is given is the multi-vitamin which I do give to my son. But, he's always been a rea...
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- My son is nearly three and quit eating vegetables at about 18 months. He had loved them up until then. He is now a very picky eater but I have tried to make the best...
- Try having HIM make a veggie casserole. My 18 mo old used to eat veggies and then stopped. Over the holidays he helped make green bean casserole, and now LOVES it. ...
- Ah. This is such a difficult thing to deal with. I am a pediatric Occupational Therapists, so I have a couple questions and recommendations. First, does it seem to ...
3 Year Old Stubborn Eater
Asked by K.A. from Los Angeles
on February 16, 2007
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I have a 3 year old son who is beyond a picky eater. He refuses to try a lot of foods. He has been like this for two years. He sticks to only particular foods and that...
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- Hi, my name is M. and I am new to the group. I saw your "picky eater" message and just couldn't believe how much I related! My son is 3 1/2 and will NOT try anything n...
- Im 27 have a 8 yr old sister and 6 yr old brother who sound just like your 3 yr old . I have a 2 yr old son who never had a problem with what he ate until spending mo...
- I have the same thing with my 21 month old. Lately I've been letting him "help" me. It works about 50% of the time so far. If he gets to stir something it makes it sup...
Dining with 3 Year Old
Asked by T.D. from Fayetteville
on September 21, 2010
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Hey mamas out there! I need help. My daughter is 3 years old, and takes about an hour and a half to eat any meal, if given the time. She will play, poke at her food...
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- sounds more like a control issue with her. When you give her 20 minutes to eat, do you remove food and not snack her before next meal? What is her drink? Is it milk? I...
- What worked for my now 4 year old son, was to wait to drink after eating, and making it a contest. He loves trying to finish eating before us. This was his initial g...
- My 21-month-old baby girl does the same thing. She is so skinny. The pediatrician has did several tests on her to see if she has problems absorbing food, etc. but it...
Help My 4 Year-old Will NOT Eat Breakfast!
Asked by R.G. from Atlanta
on April 16, 2008
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I have a 4 year-old daughter who refuses to eat breakfast. I am concerned because we get up very early in the morning (6 a.m.) and she arrives at school at 7 a.m. She ...
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- Try having her drink something like Ensure (a liquid nutritional drink). Also, have you tried sitting her at the table while you eat breakfast in hopes that she may im...
- I suggest you let her do it her way and see how it goes. She won't suffer any lasting damage from going without food until noon. Most likely, she will learn a valuab...
- I agree! www.loveandlogic.com You can't force her to eat breakfast. If she doesn't want it, that's okay. Maybe once she gets hungry enough, she will. Just let her do i...
