**My friend’s children don’t eat anything. She has done lots of things : prepare food with them, funny food faces in their plates. Nothing works.
She has to push them to eat 
The breakfast is 2 hours long !
They’re very slow, and they don’t even finish 1/2 of the food that has given.
She’s helpless. She doesn’t want to slap her children or shout.
Can you guyz plz share some helpful tips ?
Thanks 
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My brother and I were the same way. My mother used to tell us stories. She would also feed us "turn by turn" (one bite of food followed by one bite of dessert). She tried lots of things, but I think we just needed to grow out of that phase and develop an affinity for food. She was very persistent. It just suddenly changed, I think. Now she doesn't worry about us at all. :D
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**They’re 8 and 5 year old mA 
And they didn’t change
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I used to be like this when I was very young and when my mum tried to force feed me I'd just puke lol.. so best to be patient and take it slow.. shouting or slapping will prob make things worse.. if she's worried she could talk to a doctor to make sure they're not underweight or unhealthy but if he says they're ok I'd not worry..
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why not get them to help prepare the food like finger foods this should encourage them then to taste and lead to inshalla eating it also
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does she keep junck food at home, sometimes kids fill up on that and no room left for dinner.
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**@shabo. She has already tried that.
@GsHaheen Nope. But they won't even touch things like chips,... They'll be in their room. Playing with cars, dolls,...
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Maybe she's offering them too much (in quantity), she might want to try and give them little amounts at smaller intervals, if they don't eat let them be..... when they get hungry they will come ask for food. Thats what my daughter does when I ignore her for too long about food :p
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Try putting the food infront of them and just leaving them alone to eat. No tantrums, no shouting, no crying, no stressing out, just leave them to it and act like everything is normal. Don't engage in any food talk around the table, just eat what is in front of you and praise the children when they have eaten little bits of their meal. If they don't eat the food, take it away - they won't suffer going to bed hungry one night. Another incentive would be to start introducing a little treat when their dinner is eaten up. For my nieces treat we used to put a tiny amount of chocolate chips into her yoghurt and she used to love that.
Maybe she's offering them too much (in quantity), she might want to try and give them little amounts at smaller intervals, if they don't eat let them be..... when they get hungry they will come ask for food. Thats what my daughter does when I ignore her for too long about food :p
Not at all. And when she's tired she just give them a small yoghurt and that's what they eat. I tried once when I was at her house, they didn't eat anything in a period of 8 hours. And that's toooo much for children :/
**They won’t 
I tried that today
But I’ll tell her to do that (bold)**
no miricale will happen in one day. they have been bothered about it for quite long. so yes just provide them food and dont go after them asking them to finish. my son was like it and finally i just left him alone and now he is all set.
but he is 4.5 yrs now. and it is very difficult for mother to see their kids not eating but kids will not starve themselves. so tell yur friend to control the urge asking them to eat every now and then.
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^I'll tell her. And we'll see in abt 1/2 weeks :)