"But I am not hungry"

[dildirani]

Re: “But I am not hungry”

@Mamaof3

Dildrani, does he have trouble chewing or swallowing? Is his speech delayed at all? How old is he?

He knows that he’s going to get his milk if he refuses to eat so he will continue refusing. If he is able to safely chew and swallow, they’ve got to limit the milk even if he eats nothing for a few days or it will just continue and you’re right, thats not healthy.

You may want to tell them about the early Intervention program…they can help by providing free in-home evals and therapy for this. A Speech Language Pathologist is trained to help children learn to chew and swallow when they are behind for their age.

this may sound daft but I would find it scary to not give him anything for a few days.

He has no problems with speech, chewing or swallowing it is just I guess he has got into a nasty habits. He just turned 4. He is actually doing really well in pre-school. He is ahead of his class and performs well in homeworks.

Rarely will he want to actively eat something. For example, when I went to stay with him I asked him what he wanted to eat, he said waffles and I made them for him but then he threw a tantrum and said he does not want it.

I am trying to help my aunty out. She has a 6 week year old baby, she had one week of maternity leave pre-pregnancy and post-pregnancy she does not have a lot of time left.

He does not like desi food. So we are struggling really hard to persuade him to eat nnon-desi food. He just has excuses for everything.

@njgal

You need to slowly cut the amount of milk. With my older daughter - we jsut had to throw the bottles. By the time they are 2 1/2 - I think they should be drinking from sippy cups or cups anyways.

Dildirani - try this. I usually sit in front of my other daughter and put a piece of anything fruit or roti in my front and show her how I chew it. Then I put a small bite in her mouth. I say “ummm yummy” (You don’t have to :))

I would start with banana and apples.

I got smarter with my 2nd one - when she was about 4 months - I use just take my finger ( washed ofcourse) and let her taste EVERYTHING. I mean everything like achaar, vegetables, marmalade. Whatever we cooked at home, I gave her a taste of it.

Honestly, everyone in our family has tried that:bummer: to no avail. Kind of at a loss as to what to do.