Very tense ..son is very fussy eater - Eating Problems Discussion Forum

I am very worried and hope to get some help from all of you. My son is about 2 yrs old and is a very fussy eater. He eats his fixed standard pureed meals but hardly eats anything else.He rarely is happy about eating and the only solids he touches are biscuits. I have heard that force feeding is not good but if I leave him to eat only what he has right now, when will he eat other things? I feel like a total failure as a mom.

Very tense,
Roopa sonia replied. hi i am sonia and have a same proble with my kids . they are ages 4 and 6, and they both fall under 5th percentile. everyday feeding them is a struggle for me, could you also suggest me something to make it food fun to them. Bindu replied. dear roopa,
i am a mother of a very fussy 2 year old. at first i tried force feeding but it dint help. now i give him a lot of variety like mango juice(with milk), pista milk(if he is fussy abt milk), eggs in different forms (dont mind if he eats just a little) apple juice, curd rice(rice very well mashed) lassi, dhaal rice (experiment with different dhaals and different garnishings and it should be over cooked, also try making cutlets with carrots, beetroots nad potaoes and feed with lots of sause so that he gets to eat veggies. and very important, distract him while feeding. let him play with blocks or put on his favourite cartoon or jungle book and feed him. he wont even realise hes eating. its finally kind of worked with my son, atleast he has gained a few kilos. and experiment with varios foods including oats with sugar. this is a phase it will pass. mandn replied. I posted a reply to Sucheta Gauba's similar post. please look for my post under the name \";micole\";. well wisher replied. Dear roopa
Do not worry , what u really can do is keep introducing new healthy foods and just do not stop no matter how much he refuses.This does not mean u have to force feed him as it does not work.
My mom in law told me that my husband was on biscuits for several years when he was a child.Ur kid will outgrow it so do not blame urself and u r doing a good job.Just let him eat whatever he wants
All the best.

2005-07-15

Name: sonia
Subject:

fussy eater

hi i am sonia and have a same proble with my kids . they are ages 4 and 6, and they both fall under 5th percentile. everyday feeding them is a struggle for me, could you also suggest me something to make it food fun to them.

2005-08-01

Name: Hiral
Subject:

fussy eater

Hi Sonia,
My 4 year old son is a fussy eater too. But I try different ideas. Some times I ask him what shape of chapati he wants and I try to make that shape. These days when I make dosa I ask him the shape and he says like car, aeroplane etc. and I try to make that. Moreover I think at this age kids like to compete so when we have lunch or dinner together I challenge him to finish his food before I do. It works sometimes.

2005-06-05

Name: Bindu
Subject:

roopa dont despair

dear roopa,
i am a mother of a very fussy 2 year old. at first i tried force feeding but it dint help. now i give him a lot of variety like mango juice(with milk), pista milk(if he is fussy abt milk), eggs in different forms (dont mind if he eats just a little) apple juice, curd rice(rice very well mashed) lassi, dhaal rice (experiment with different dhaals and different garnishings and it should be over cooked, also try making cutlets with carrots, beetroots nad potaoes and feed with lots of sause so that he gets to eat veggies. and very important, distract him while feeding. let him play with blocks or put on his favourite cartoon or jungle book and feed him. he wont even realise hes eating. its finally kind of worked with my son, atleast he has gained a few kilos. and experiment with varios foods including oats with sugar. this is a phase it will pass.

2005-05-19

Name: mandn
Subject:

Re: Very tense- son fussy eater

I posted a reply to Sucheta Gauba's similar post. please look for my post under the name \";micole\";.

2005-05-07

Name: well wisher
Subject:

Dont worry!

Dear roopa
Do not worry , what u really can do is keep introducing new healthy foods and just do not stop no matter how much he refuses.This does not mean u have to force feed him as it does not work.
My mom in law told me that my husband was on biscuits for several years when he was a child.Ur kid will outgrow it so do not blame urself and u r doing a good job.Just let him eat whatever he wants
All the best.

2005-05-18

Name: Roopa
Subject:

Thanks, wellwisher!

Thanks , wellwisher!

Your reply was very caring and helpful. I felt a lot better, thanks for taking the time to reach out. I do appreciate it.

Roopa

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