jopretty:
Can she spend 2 weeks with me? I assure you she'll prefer poundie and ofe owerri when she returns..lol

jopretty:
oh dear, sorry about that, but what's your hubby saying/doing about it? Is he always trying to defend your son or put in efforts to make the child eat? When kids exhibit such habit, someone somewhere is encouraging them. Try this little trick I play on my aunty's kids and it works perfectly well. They used to eat very little food, one day, I told them to raise their shirts and I counted 5 imaginary ribs which only me can see lol..I told them that if they don't finish their foods so as to cover these ribs, they will fall sick and be admitted and the doctors won't allow anyone spend the nights with them in the hospital, since then come and see competitions of who will finish a bowl of food first. And the more food they eat from their plates, the less the ribs are visible(so I told them) I start my saying "your ribs are 5, so eat to reduce the number" after about 3 swallows/spoons, I say "it's remaining four and half" so on till I declare "it's remaining just half rib to cover" by then the plate is almost empty. Try it and see if it'll work.

Siena:


That's what makes children more resistant, and frightened of food time. There are 2 ways you can deal with this:

Find out what foods he likes, and let him have those.

Starve him, (not recommended) and hope he'll come crawling back for the foods he doesn't like.

Of course you're his mother, and l'm not telling you how to handle your child's eating issues. I'm sure you'll do the best for your child.

Octobertwentysix:
Please don't force feed your child I witnessed the death of an eight months old child when an "experienced mother" tried to help her neighbour feed her child and the child choked to death and that was the only child she had then having lost the first one the previous year. My three year old is also a fussy eater what I and my husband do is to prepare what she likes, we always ask her what she would eat and if its something we don't have we ask her to name something else. Sometimes we ignore her choice and make her eat what we are eating and this we do by making her starve for a while when she is very hungry then she will accept whatever we offer. Also try to make the food interesting add colour, get her involved. She is eight ask her what don't like about the food try and communicate you will be amazed at what she will tell you and also make changes where necessary.

Siena:


I could kiss you for this post.

Siena:


I could kiss you for this post.

jopretty:
Can she spend 2 weeks with me? I assure you she'll prefer poundie and ofe owerri when she returns..lol

teekay213:
thanks.i will try your little trick.