Trying to Gain: Puppets
3 articles
Not into Food
Asked by N.I. from Los Angeles
on April 9, 2008
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My 13 month son wants to throw food, he is suppose to gain weight(Doctors orders), it is frustrating, he thinks it is funny. I'm not laughing. Any ideas on techniques...
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- Hi N., My son is now three and goes through phases of eating everything in sight to not eating hardly anything. Meat has never been on the top of his list. The few bi...
- I had the same problem with my son when he was 16 months onwards. We were with my parents and we all turned mealtimes into FUN times..with stories and puppets where th...
- I just recently heard of mothers baking goodies like high iron spinach into brownies (and kids never know). Be cretive like that and stop the expensive foods until yo...
Pediatrician Wants Oil in My Son's Diet
Asked by M.B. from Rochester
on September 12, 2008
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My son has been, apart from teething, needing a diaper, hungry, or tired, a happy little boy. I still can't believe how happy he is and has been. He is very active, an...
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- My son is breastfed too and he is on the small side too, but I'm only 5 ft tall and my husband and I are both thin so he is just taking after us. Plus he is very activ...
- The therapist we have for our younger son has to do the same thing for her twin 5 year old girls. Whole cream, olive oil mixed in with foods, etc. They are having is...
- M., I'll keep it simple. You need a new pediatrician. Garbage for advice from this one. Your child is just fine. S.
How Do You Get a Two-year-old to Drink His Milk?
Asked by J.K. from Madison
on September 24, 2009
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My 2 year old son has never been much for drinking his milk. At his one year check up, he had fallen off his growth curve, so the doctor suggested adding ice cream to ...
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- when my twins got scarlett fever they stopped eating and drinking and started to fall under weight. i decided to give pediasures and they love it so they use them in b...
- Add fun silly straws.....might work for awile:)
- We use to make "bunny milk" for both of our kids. Nestle strawberry or chocolate, it's got the bunny on the packaging. I remember reading an article in one of the pa...
