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2.5 Yr Old - Meal time battles.

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Latest post on 25 September 2011 - 18:42

Hi Ladies, just wondering if any of you can offer some advice. My LO was poorly last week - nothing serious, just a sore throat/cough/cold but this week he is right as rain. The problem is that he wasn't eating properly last week - which of course is understandable when they're sick, but because of that and the fact he had a sore throat i let him eat soft foods and when i didn't succeed i offered fruit/yoghurt/ice cream. The problem is that he's better now but refusing to eat properly at meals times - foods he would have eaten previously, and every meal time is becoming a battle. Any suggestions? He lost 1lb last week and i really want to get him back on track with good eating habits as soon as possible. :(

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Latest post on 27 September 2011 - 09:48

That's good news - well done and good luck!

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Safa9495

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Latest post on 26 September 2011 - 19:16

Thanks both, i'm assuming it's just a phase, and cursing myself for listening to my mum who suggested a bit of ice cream last week to soothe his throat. I think i'm just going to have to stand my ground on this one. He'd never really had ice cream before so i'm assuming that because last week i let him eat that or fruit just to get him to eat while he was poorly he thinks he can play me now... Success tonight though, after 4 days of battles of me offering his meals and him refusing and demanding ice cream or whatever he fancied he's finally realised that its dinner or nothing and eaten his casserole. Hurrah! Let hope it continues. Thanks for your replies ladies.

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Latest post on 26 September 2011 - 13:48

Thanks HAK, I hear you. Been over it all in my head many times. Most days no milk because I know it takes his appetite away, and only after he has at least tried eating something! Anyway... yes it's a tough one - not easy to find the line between power struggle and tough love (like in most parenting issues).

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Latest post on 25 September 2011 - 22:27

MK, I know it's a tough one, but with that much milk, it's a possibility that he's filling up on milk, rather than food. DD is the same - if I cave in to her requests for milk (she loves the stuff) then she simply won't eat her dinner. Always avoid power-struggles - mealtimes should be social affairs - but also keep it in perspective - it's up to you as the parent to guide your children's nutrition and we (and they) are lucky to live in a situation where they [i'>do[/i'> have a choice and [i'>do[/i'> (sort of ) have the luxury to leave foods they don't like. I certainly didn't grow up in that situation - we had to finish everything on our plate, without question or compromise and rarely had a pudding, let alone ice-cream or treats (I was allowed 10p worth of sweets each week and never got to have a mars bar or similar until I was 10 and allowed to save the previous week's money... because at the time, they were 20p each!)

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Latest post on 25 September 2011 - 21:59

Hi Safa, sorry i don't have much advice but just sympathising because my DS (almost 2.5) is not a good eater either! Some days I am surprised he survives on the little he eats. I am trying not to make it a battle every meal time and am just hoping it is a picky phase he will soon grow out of. My DD (almost 4) also went through a picky phase and eats well now - so I don't want mealtimes to become an issue or a power struggle. I give him multivitamins and he still likes 1-2 bottles of milk a day, which I think keeps him going! I'll be interested in any other advice moms can come up with for us! Good luck!

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Latest post on 25 September 2011 - 21:56

ok... fruit and yoghurt are fine and healthy, right? So is there really a problem with him having them? No... as long as he eats the rest. A bit of bribery never hurt a toddler! Don't expect him to finish up a whole plateful, but think of it as a carrot ona stick... if he eats half, he gets what he wants. Always remember, that you are in complete control of his menu options - you're the one who buys the ice-cream and you're the one who puts it in front of him, so if you don't want him to have it, then just don't buy it. He'll be fine...

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