My 27 Months Old Boy Does Not Eat

Hi Zohra,

My best advise for you and almost everyone else with a eating problem, sleeping problem and toddler problem in general, read the book "What to expect the first 5 years" written by the same mommies that wrote "What to expect when you expecting". There are too many people on this site that look for problem where there aren't any. I have read both of these books when my kid were small, my daughter is going of 14 and I have a son that is 12 1/2, these books will tell you that most of the stuff that is written about here is normal! Don't force him to eat because it going lead to more battles and possibly eating problems(one extreme or the other) later on in life. (My dad grew up during the depression, so nothing went to waste and I was required to finish everything on my plate, and grew up a bit on the chubby side). So, he will eat when he is hungry, give him a daily vitamin (chewable), sneak in veggies when you can, and tell to try a bite of everything for dinner if he wants desert. Try some foods like Spaggetti O"s, mac and cheese, rice cakes that are flavored(apple,cheese), kids yoggert, even cereal,(I think cereal has gotten a bad wrap) apple sauce, grahm cracker with peanut butter, cheese slices, keep offering it, the expert say kids have to see something 10 times before they will try it. Get a book or go to a web site that might have recipes for kids. Kraft Kitchen and Pillsbury one that send me recipes all the time. If he is gaining weight and the Dr. said nothing to worry then don't. Read the "What to expect" or another book about toddler if you can't find it (I believe its still in print), then you can deal with other problems as they arise. Really, stop worrying, I promise, this is normal.

I have a 7 and a 9 year old still with eating issues! It is more than likely just a phase and supplement with vitamins. Also, expand on the banana and crackers! Have him help you mash the bananas to make banana muffins, or get the cheese whiz spray and have him put it on and go from there. I have used food as a bargaining tool, like if you try a spoonful of peas, you can have a banana. Every once in a while (and I still do it) I take the boys to a buffet. So they can try a little of a lot of choices so I could try whatever they liked at home.

I have a 3 yr. old boy who has only just started eating what I would consider a reasonable amount of food. He went through the same type of phase, and only wanted milk, and tiny amounts of food. My pediatrician told me my son was fine, and he is. Don't worry, and enjoy this time for now because when he gets to be a teenager, he will eat you out of house and home.

I say don't stress, obviously you have stressed enough and the doctor told he is growing good too. I have a 3 yr old about to be 4 next month and he still does the same. The children this young just want to eat what is texturally good for them, simplicity. If you keep forcing them to eat what they don't want then when they grow older then they are hateful towards those foods. Just let him grow into those foods on his own, and I know he will like a variety sooner or later. Be patient.

hello Zohra. I had the same problem with my daughter she would not eat and at that she would only drink milk only out of her cuppie, but a wic lady told me to limit her milk maybe to two cups a day , because the problem is there getting full from drinking milk and since there tummy dosn't take really much to get them full. So i did that and wen it was time to eat i would give her a small amount of food she would eat but it took a min to get her to eat it all so now shes the only one that ask for seconds. Well i hope this info helped