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hello all! my daughter who ia 22mth is a poor eater n loves milk. if given an option she can just live on milk. worst of all she needs milk before going to sleep n also early in the morning because of which she is not eating well at dinner. am also worried about her teeth decay. please give me some suggestions as to how i shud stop the night milk? surpreet replied. i face the same prob.i tell u what i am doing.dont force food on her.what i do is when she is hungry i just dont immediately rush for milk,i keep a plate ready with food on the dining table and make her sit there.if she has no choice she will start picking up the food and at least try to eat.if she doesnt eat much i dont force.i just clean her and start playing if she is hungry again after 30 min i dont feed milk but give her something else to eat .it becomes tedious for me cos i am virtually always in the kitchen but this way i end up making her eat at least something to her if nbot much .apart from that i give her complan ,juices and fruit shakes so she does end up losing weight

as for the tooth decay problem buy a toothbrush for her age and show her how to brush teeth ,she will be fascinated to brushing and building a habit could take time and it depends on child to child,also get a tongue brush it is available in all good supermarkets
1qaz replied. Milk is probably the best thing for a kid to be addicted to :). It's very healthy, with fat & protein. Is she drinking breast milk or milk from a bottle? If she's still breastfeeding try to slowly ween her from it. Also, the bottle is bad for teeth so try to teach her to drink from the kids cup with a little lid & spout, or a soft foam cup. For food, which will certainly come in time, make eating fun, let her use her hands, and get her a baby spoon. Give her fun foods like cheerios cereal, peanut butter, pasta, raisins, & bananas that she can eat herself & play with. As long as she is healthy that's what matters. If you are concerened about her health, get her childrens vitamins, either chewable or liquid that you can put in some juice. But even if all she drinks is milk for the next year, it'll be ok :). Reema replied. hello,
my son is 3 year old he was doing same and my husband and my mil was screamming on me. why you are giving him milk. but he didnt eat anything and i dont want him to sleep empty stomch. so i was always give him milk in middle of night. after he was 2 1/2 i first train him potty train and then put him in pre school. now he see other student and he also start eating. and at home he didnt want to eat so what we do we turn on his cartoon we buys couple of DVD now when he see the cartoon we feed him he is more brother what we are feeding but its ok i try to make his favrouite food. so now he start eating but not like other kids.

so dont worry couple of kids are like that.

all the best