Refusing to Eat
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HELP! My 21 Month Old Wont Eat Veggies!!!!
Asked by L.A. from Milwaukee
on May 16, 2008
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Hello all, My 21 month year old son will not eat veggies as a solid. We offer him peas, beans, etc and he just trys to throw them off his highchair or will eat everyth...
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- Try using dip with raw veggies. My 2 1/2 year old likes to use sour cream.
- My daughter who is 21 months also is refusing to eat veggies... she use to love corn and peas and now she will eat nothing. I keep offering them to her, sometimes she ...
- Try to puree the veggies and mix in with a spagetti sauce, or mac-n-cheese? Then he can't pick them out. (It worked for me!) If the sauce was a different color, say...
Having Issues Getting My 12 Month Old to Eat
Asked by M.L. from Charleston
on April 3, 2008
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We started my daughter on solid baby foods at 6 months and she did well with all of the stage 1 and stage 2 foods. When we tried the stage 3 she would never touch the...
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- I have a two year old who ate anything and everything until she hit her first birthday. It's been a roller coaster since. Just when you figure out exactly what they ...
- Sorry to hear your little one is not eating a variety of foods. Before she becomes a very picky eater I would suggest what my pediatrition told me. Set good food bef...
- M., Camdyn sounds like she actually getting a fairly balanced diet. As long as she's growing appropriately (growth chart), I wouldn't worry. Keep introducing food...
She Is 7 Years Old Why Does She Have to Eat Everything on Her Plate?
Asked by L.W. from Detroit
on January 25, 2011
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Mama's this is a challenging convo between me and the hubby. Our 6 year old will be the last one at the table eating (even with her smaller portion)unless it is what s...
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- I understand not wanting to throw food away, but I see absolutely no reason to force a child to eat something they either don't like (and I don't mean not prefer that ...
- I have the same issue. One of mine will take forever in a day to eat. i never know how much is enough for her because as soon as she sits down., even if i am serving h...
- At 7 years old.. Allow your daughter to serve her own plate.. If she wants more, let her serve herself again. And give your husband huge portions and make HIM eat ...
11 Month Old Will Not Eat Much
Asked by S.S. from Rochester
on July 11, 2008
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My daughter will be 11 months on the 21st. She has been breastfed since she was born and used to to very well with eating baby food. When she started eating mostly bab...
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- give her the food, she'll be fine. I used to feed mine alot of soup because everything is cooked well for them and very delicious and I would eat it to. I would strain...
- you are so lucky. i would suggest giving her table food that is not hard, ex; mashed potatoes; small pieces of vegetables-things she can easily chew. but of course, ta...
- It's much better if she eats what the family eats at this stage, for several reasons. She'll develop a more sophisticated and varied palate, and she will develop the o...
22 Month Old Refuses to Swallow Food
Asked by T. from Cincinnati
on August 21, 2007
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I am at a loss here. My 22 month old refuses to swallow her food. This has been going on since she was 16 months old. Do i go back to feeding her baby food for her ...
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- Personally because your daughter is not gaining weight and will put food in her mouth but does not want to swallow it. Does not sound like a speech or feeding problem....
- Do you let her get up from the table without swallowing? The 2 yo I babysit for was doing this, until I made her show me that she had swallowed before letting her get...
- T., my 23 month old is doing the exact same thing! It's so good to know I'm not the only one. My daughter was such a good eater and now my son...it's a struggle at eve...
1 Year Old Won't Eat Anything but Canned Baby Food
Asked by R.T. from Boston
on May 28, 2007
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My 13 month old daughter still refuses to eat anything but canned baby food. She won't eat cheerios, puffs or anything. She will eat the stage 3 canned food with chu...
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- make your own baby food and serve it out of the same used (but cleaned ) jar.... my parents used to get me to eat homemade cheeseburgers by putting it in a mcdonalds ...
- Hey R.- Have you tried to mix the new foods with the jarred food she is already eating? You may be able to start out with small amounts of new food and a lot of the o...
- When my daugher was about 1 1/2, her favorite food was bread and butter. That's all she wanted. I could usually coax her into something else. At the same time, the ...
2 Yr Old Won't Eat Meat
Asked by D.A. from Grand Junction
on December 3, 2008
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I have a wonderful most loving 2 year old son.He's very healthy he weighs 38 lbs and is 36 inches tall(he's a big boy).He has a very good appetitie when it comes to fr...
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- pasta made from beans that is high protein soft tofu in a yogurt smoothie peanut butter, if possible (higher in protein than almonds, pecans, hazelnuts, etc)
- You may want to try peanut butter and maybe some nuts. Maybe he would eat the peanut butter with celery. It is a little bit of protein for him
- My best friend is a vegitarian, because she just doesnt like the taste of meat. She never has. There are so many protien alternatives out there start introducing tho...
2 1/2 Yr Old Wont Eat His Dinner--too Picky!
Asked by H.M. from Washington DC
on July 24, 2008
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My son is 2 1/2 and has recently become a very picky eater. I'm just looking for advice on how to get him to eat his dinner without a fight. He used to eat better, a...
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- H. M. Most children go through this stage. Give him what he likes to eat especially with his hypoglycemia. Try giving him what he wants and maybe putting a small porti...
- Try to avoid power struggles around food. It's a no-win for both of you. I suggest you simply make the regular dinner items for everyone and let him pick what he wan...
- Just make sure there is one thing on the plate he likes. If he only eats that, he has eaten something. Don't make meal time a fight. It's not a fight you can win. W...
11 Month Old Refuses to Drink Any Liquids
Asked by N.H. from Washington DC
on September 14, 2009
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For the last 1 1/2 wks my 11 month old refuses to drink more than about 5 oz of fluids a day. He refuses to drink milk and water. I've tried a bottle, sippy cup, and r...
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- That's a tough one. I think kids that age usually start decreasing their fluid intake. At 15 months, my daughters were both proabably drinking 16 ounces per day. 24...
- Did you get his ears checked? sometimes pressure in ear canals can make drinking painful.
- I have never had this experience with my child but I would try to leave a note for your childs doctor and speak with them if you don't feel comfortable with her sugges...
Getting 5 Month Old to Eat Baby Food
Asked by K.P. from Minneapolis
on October 8, 2007
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We are trying to transition our 5 month old baby to baby food, but after a couple of attempts that went pretty well, she is not acting very intersted anymore and will ...
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- My preemie did just fine with rice cereal at about 4mos-6mos.Moved onto actual baby food around 6-8mos. And by a 10-11mo. she was eating more and more table food. She ...
- Hi Karin- My 7 month old did the same thing. We tried to start solids at 4 months, but she just refused. We had lots of wasted cereal. I decided to forget about sol...
- When we started giving her food, the first couple days were great, then it tapered off and she wouldn't eat the rice goo. Took a break for about a week, tried again a...
