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How do you get a child to eat? Concerned!?
I’m sorry this is going to be a little long.. but we are pretty concerned… I thought this might be a good place to post t his on top of parenting.. to get some different views..
My stepson is one of the pickiest kids I have ever met when it comes to eating. There are literally only 3 or 4 things he will eat.. besides junk food, candy, chips, etc. He will eat peanut butter with no jelly, chicken nuggets and fries, grilled cheese, apple sauce, pizza with no toppings or sauce just crust, and he’ll eat mashed potatoes and corn occasionally.. and they have to be together, and mac and cheese if it’s in the little kraft instant bowls. Now with these things.. they all have to be cut certain ways.. and can’t be in any other form.. like he won’t eat the same kraft mac and cheese if we make it from the box.. has to be in the container, only kind of cheese he’ll eat is cheese slices.. and he’ll eat honey nut cheerios. That is the extent of it.. unless it’s cookies and candy. We know his mother gives into him and let’s him eat junk all day long.. she says "he’s just a snacker".
I’m afraid he isn’t getting the nutrients he needs. He will literally starve himself and hold out til snack time or he gets what he wants. He never eats any of the lunches at daycare they tell us… He won’t eat anything I cook for dinner unless it’s one of the above items… and even then you never know. We always try to give him something.. so he gets something in his tummy. We’ve tried everything…. if you put the plate in front of him.. he’ll sit at the table til we’re done and eat nothing… even trying to not let him have anything else til the next meal if he doesn’t eat. Nothing works. We think most of it comes from the habits at his moms.
We have them on the weekends and I always try to make lunches for them that he will eat.. then cook something good for dinner and try to include mashed potatoes and corn and apples so he’ll eat… trying to get him to eat healthy.. not giving him any junk food unless he eats his other food… we try to please him to some extent because I think he’s still to young to really understand the whole concept… like I said he just holds out til later.. We can’t force him to eat.. he will throw a fit and scream like he’s terrified of it as if it were a terrible monster or something!
But it’s getting pretty bad… this past week he’s been acting very off. Last weekend he wouldn’t even eat the lunches I made him.. things he normally eats.. He is 4 and is getting to the point where he won’t take naps anymore.. his younger brother is a sleeper and will always take long naps.. and most the time he just lays there for a bit til we just tell him to go ahead and get up. But last weekend, he was sleeping like crazy.. longer than his brother even.. and he’d wake up all lethargic acting.. yawning.. last Saturday night… at dinner.. I made him a plate and he wouldn’t eat at all.. he just laid his head on the table.. and acting like he didn’t feel good. I asked him if he was ok.. he said yes.. but he wanted to lay down. He felt a little warm… but nothing major. We asked him if his tummy hurt.. he said no.. he’s usually very honest when he feels bad. I gave him a little childrens motrin since he felt like he had a little fever.. and he perked up a bit… but he went to bed that night with no fight.. and slept very well.. a bit unusual for him! He acted that way again Sunday.. wouldn’t eat hardly anything.. but acted fine.. wanted to play games and go to church and everything. But, by evening he was acting the same way. I ended up giving him a pb sandwich just so he would get some protein and it helped him a bit.
Monday he went back to his moms.. and we didn’t hear anything from her all week.. my husband picks them up today. She texted to let us know that the daycares were closing early because of weather.. so he called her to see what was going.. and she told him that she picked him up already because the daycare called and said he was freaking out.. just not acting like himself.. he’s not throwing up and he has no fever, just acting strange.. she said he came home and went to sleep.. she went on to tell him he’s kinda been acting that way all week. Very similar to last weekend. He’s constantly tired and acting "off". Very lethargic. I’m starting to think it’s his nutrition… he’s not getting what he needs.. he almost never eats.. probably the equivelant of 1 meal a day.. spread out over the day.. I know she lets them eat junk all the time. So I’m just curious what others think of this.. and what you would do or if any of you have experienced anything like this?
I’m sorry it’s so long.. but any help would be greatly appreciated.. It seems like it’s getting worse.. and it seems like it’s starting to effect him badly. Do you think I’m right in thinking this? Is there anything we can do? Let me know what you think… thanks so much!!
We have tried the starving method… and it doesn’t work with him. We tried it for months.. it’s getting to the point where he is starving himself.. and almost making himself sick.. so.. it’s hard to know what the right thing is to do. I’m sure his behavior this week is due to the lack of nutrition.
Do what my parents did to me….let him starve if he’s that picky. I know it sounds cruel, but it’s a VERY EFFECTIVE way. I don’t mean starve him to death, or all day, but let him be hungry for a while and tell him you’ll make him what YOU are going to make, not what he wants. He will eventually come around to understand this and eat whatever you make.
OMG | Feb 05, 2010
I would say to take him to a deitrician and go from there. Maybe try descising his food like putting i don’t know in mashed potato some kind of thing to mix in with it that can be disguised and try giving him nutritious smooothies for drink so he gets his fibre. I would reccomend a dietrician or a nutritianist though and also speak to his mom again but be slightly more firm. The dietrician/nutritianist will help with this though.
I'd choose Stark | Feb 05, 2010
Sounds like more of a behavioral issue than just being a picky eater. I would stop making meals a battle by making it fun. Since he’s the stepson, I would have dad do the cooking and let his son help. Not all the foods that he likes are that bad so include them but see if he would like making pizza or veggie monsters. If he throws a tantrum, make that behavior the issue not him. Take away something that he likes for a short period of time. Also, he should see a doctor about the lethargy. It’s nice that you are concerned about him.
Lily | Feb 05, 2010
Try making it a rule to eat at least one bite of everything on his plate. At first, it may not be easy to enforce the rule… but you must stick to your guns. Use timeouts take away certain privilages for a while if necessary. The more often they try it, the more likely they will be to eat it willingly.
Never give in!
Try letting him pick out fruits and veggies at the grocery store. Let him help you prepare the meals. Try putting fruit in with his cereal.
One trick my husband uses when our children don’t want to eat something that is fixed is betting them that he can clean his plate first. He made it into a game, to see who wins (Of course he always let’s the children win.)
Pediasure is Great! If you can’t get him to drink it as is, here are some recipes I found that might help…
HOT COCOA – 1 8 fl oz bottle chocolate pediasure, 1 tablespoon mini-marshmellows, combine pediasure and chocolate syrup in a pan. Heat on stove or in microwave Garnish with marshmellows.
BANANA SHAKE – 1 8 fl oz bottle of vanilla, strawberry, or banana cream pediasure (chilled), 1 banana. Blend until smooth
ORANGE POPS – 2 8 fl oz bottles vanilla pediasure (chilled), 1 envelope dream whip, whipped topping mix, 1 package vanilla instant pudding, 1/2 cup frozen orange juice concentrate – Combine 1/2 cup pediasure and dream whip into a bowl. Beat on high speed for 4 minutes, set aside… Combine remaining pediasure and the pudding in a seperate bowl beat on lowest speed until well blended. Blend whipped topping and the orange juice concentrate with the pudding mixture. Spoon mixture into eight 4 oz paper cups put kraft stick in the center for handle. freeze until firm…about 4 hours.
WAFFLES and PANCAKES – 2 cups bisquick, 1-1/2 cups vanilla pediasure or pediasure with fiber, 1 large egg, 2 tablespoons canola oil, add additional egg to omit oil for pancakes.
BANANA-CHIP MUFFINS – 1 14 oz package pillsbury banana quick bread and muffin mix, 1 8 fl oz bottle vanilla or banana cream pediasure, 1/2 cup vegetable oil, 2 large eggs, 1/2 cup miniature chocolate chips, follow baking instructions on package
I hope this is helpful… Good Luck!
Amy | Feb 05, 2010
I agree with the other answerer who said to let him starve if he won’t eat. Not actually starve, but don’t let him eat something else if he won’t eat what you have for him. That is what my parents used to do. I never wanted to eat my vegetables. If I ate them then I was allowed to eat a snack later on..whatever snack I wanted. If I didn’t eat it then I wasn’t allowed to eat anything else. It worked..I always ended up eating what they had made for me. I suggest you try that.
Melissa | Feb 05, 2010
maybe you should give him some of his favorite foods with healthy and nutrient foods like apples and stuff because i am a little picky too i dont eat sometimes but i will because i dont wanna hurt my parents feelings anyways try to talk him into eating but dont force him to eat it takes time for him but i just hope you the best luck
Kristen | Feb 05, 2010
