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    Feeding FAQ: 24+ months – Food Fussiness

    How can I get my toddler to enjoy eating more? My daughter has been a very fussy eater from around 12 months. She was referred to the local children’s hospital when she was 1 because of her poor weight gain. The consultant couldn’t find anything wrong apart from the fact that she was petite for her age. Our health visitor then suggested introducing a high calorie diet, for instance adding butter to toast or cream to soups etc.The variety of food she eats is limited and her portion sizes are very small. Sometimes she refuses meals completely. She is unwilling to try different foods and sometimes will only eat something…

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    Feeding FAQ: 24+ months – Food Fussiness

    Our daughter has always refused meals. How can we encourage her to eat better? For two years my wife has had a running battle with our daughter of 2 years 4 months at mealtimes. We have tried removing it when she says “no”, to telling her to face the corner until she eats. Neither have been a success. The GP’s are not worried as she is gaining weight, (she is currently 11kg) but for my wife it is a nightmare. If we travel the whole feeding experience is even worse. We are both at our wit’s end and it seems as if our daughter wins at every mealtime. When she…

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    Feeding FAQ: 24+ months – Food Fussiness

    My 26-month-old daughter demands juice all day and has tantrums a lot My daughter is, and always has been, very strong willed. She was a good eater up until the age of 13 months when she refused to be spoon fed. She was having 2 bottles of milk a day and slept all night and had 2 naps during the day. She ate a limited variety of finger foods for 6 months (e.g. organic baby bars, bread & butter, rusks, sausages and anything sweet). One day she started eating with a spoon and tucked in to fromage frais, porridge and fruit puree. Slowly she started eating toast, fish fingers, potato…

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    Feeding FAQ: 24+ months – Food Fussiness

    I am concerned about my 2.7-year-old son’s fussiness over food As you can see from the daily progress report, my son is a very fussy eater. He has been like this now for a year. He won’t eat any meat that has been prepared in a sauce or that isn’t covered in breadcrumbs. He does however eat a load of fruit and enjoys bread. I’ve been told by an expert that he’s okay as he is. I’m not sure I want to follow that advice. At present he eats weetabix or muesli for breakfast. At lunch he has either chicken nuggets, sausages or pasta. He eats all types of fruit…

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    Feeding FAQ: 24+ months – Food Fussiness

    How can I get my 2-year-old to eat fruit? My son has just turned two and has never eaten a piece of fruit in his life! He was a great baby to wean – he liked most things and ate very well. He was always on the upper end of the portion scale and gained weight well – in fact, he was a chubby baby. He also loved his milk. When he turned one he began to cut down on the amount of food he ate and also got very fussy. The one thing he has never, ever eaten is raw fruit – he will happily have fruit purée, which…

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    Feeding FAQ: 24+ months – Food Fussiness

    My 3 year old son is a very fussy eater. What can I do? My son is an extremely fussy eater. He survives on a limited number of foods namely bread, fruit purees, dry shreddies, peanut butter and chocolate yoghurts. The problems with fussiness began at around 14 months and peaked at 18 months when his sister was born. From 18 months to now (he is currently 3); he has eaten the foods listed above and only those. With hindsight, I can see some of the reasons why this problem arose and got worse with time. I have always been very anxious about what he eats which stems from a…

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    Feeding FAQ: 18-24 months – Food Fussiness

    My 19 months toddler is beginning to refuse food I know she likes Grace is 19 months and we are having problems with food. On a Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday she attends nursery. She wakes at 7am, has a good breakfast and then a snack at 10am. Lunch is at 11.45am and can be meat, chicken or fish, potatoes, pasta and vegetables etc. There’s pudding of yoghurt, or banana custard plus a drink of water. She sleeps from 12.30 -1pm for about an hour in a bed with no dummy. Afternoon tea is at 3pm and a selection of sandwiches, quiche, fruit, cheese & biscuits, drink of milk. At 5pm…

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    Feeding FAQ: 18-24 months – Food Fussiness

    Daniel (20 months) hates getting his hands dirty and I think it’s making him a fussy eater My son Daniel is almost 20 months and has become incredibly difficult at mealtimes over the last few months. I followed your Contented Feeding Guide from when I started weaning him and he used to be a great eater, eating anything in front of him. Over the last few months, he has got so fussy that the only thing he’ll eat is spaghetti bolognaise, oat porridge and yoghurt. I am now at the point where he is refusing even these and he refuses to try anything new – I am at my wits’…

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    Feeding FAQ: 18-24 months – Food Fussiness

    Four weeks after illness my 20mth old son is still not eating properly again My son has always been a good eater – apart from when he is ill or has a tooth coming through. During these times he will rely on sandwiches, toast and yoghurts. Because I know that he has always got back to normal eating once he feels better, I have gone along with this. However, about four weeks ago, he got a bad chesty cold. Now he still has a bit of a cough and runny nose, but he is pretty much better – the problem is that he is still not eating. He sleeps fine…

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    Feeding FAQ: 18-24 months – Food Fussiness

    I have a little boy, who will turn two next month. Over the past few weeks I’ve been getting concerned that he’s not eating enough. He used to guzzle every meal, no matter what was offered, but now he just picks at some meals and I can’t seem to do anything to make him finish what’s on the plate. Just as you can lead a horse to water but can’t make them drink, there is sometimes nothing you can do to get your toddler to eat his meal. But this is generally no cause for concern. Virtually every child naturally eats enough to satisfy their needs, but it is often…