Comments on: What To do When Your Toddler Won’t Eat http://talkingtotoddlers.com/what-to-do-when-your-toddler-wont-eat.htm Dealing with the Terrible Twos and Beyond Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:39:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Myrna Vergil http://talkingtotoddlers.com/what-to-do-when-your-toddler-wont-eat.htm/comment-page-1#comment-19740 Myrna Vergil Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:05:03 +0000 http://talkingtotoddlers.com/what-to-do-when-your-toddler-wont-eat.htm#comment-19740 My 23 mo. old only wants milk or breastfeeding. It is tiring and stressful, however she is getting some calories through liquids. Do you advocate giving in to the milk/breastfeeding demands or do I play tough and refuse to give her anything until she eats other things? I feel like this is a phase and want to be patient but I get so much pressure from other people to play hardball with my daughter. I set out a variety of foods she used to like to eat but she won't budge. We sit at the table and I try to share my own food with her to entice her but nothing- only milk milk milk or mommy mommy mommy. My 23 mo. old only wants milk or breastfeeding. It is tiring and stressful, however she is getting some calories through liquids. Do you advocate giving in to the milk/breastfeeding demands or do I play tough and refuse to give her anything until she eats other things? I feel like this is a phase and want to be patient but I get so much pressure from other people to play hardball with my daughter. I set out a variety of foods she used to like to eat but she won’t budge. We sit at the table and I try to share my own food with her to entice her but nothing- only milk milk milk or mommy mommy mommy.

]]> By: Chris Thompson http://talkingtotoddlers.com/what-to-do-when-your-toddler-wont-eat.htm/comment-page-1#comment-19600 Chris Thompson Thu, 26 May 2011 12:56:11 +0000 http://talkingtotoddlers.com/what-to-do-when-your-toddler-wont-eat.htm#comment-19600 Alexis - what happens when you ask your child to pick out his own food? Example, "Are you hungry? ... what do YOU want to eat? Go to the cupboard and get a snack that you want to eat .." Find out what he gravitates toward. I want to validate that he's actually eating SOMETHING, and it's not a medical problem. If he is refusing to eat any solid foods at all, there very well could be a medical issue and I wouldn't hold off going to a doctor. Alexis – what happens when you ask your child to pick out his own food? Example, “Are you hungry? … what do YOU want to eat? Go to the cupboard and get a snack that you want to eat ..”

Find out what he gravitates toward. I want to validate that he’s actually eating SOMETHING, and it’s not a medical problem. If he is refusing to eat any solid foods at all, there very well could be a medical issue and I wouldn’t hold off going to a doctor.

]]> By: Alexis http://talkingtotoddlers.com/what-to-do-when-your-toddler-wont-eat.htm/comment-page-1#comment-19554 Alexis Mon, 23 May 2011 00:20:22 +0000 http://talkingtotoddlers.com/what-to-do-when-your-toddler-wont-eat.htm#comment-19554 I need help!!.my 2yr old has refuses to eat anything I give him...i do know that if I call the doctor they will just tell me not to worry as long as he is drinking fluids...uh hello thats the last thing I wana hear lol....besides my child prefers the magic word "no"!! Or "dont want it" I just dont want him to get sick.. :( I need help!!.my 2yr old has refuses to eat anything I give him…i do know that if I call the doctor they will just tell me not to worry as long as he is drinking fluids…uh hello thats the last thing I wana hear lol….besides my child prefers the magic word “no”!! Or “dont want it” I just dont want him to get sick.. :(

]]> By: Jan http://talkingtotoddlers.com/what-to-do-when-your-toddler-wont-eat.htm/comment-page-1#comment-141 Jan Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:25:05 +0000 http://talkingtotoddlers.com/what-to-do-when-your-toddler-wont-eat.htm#comment-141 Hi Julie If there has always been a problem with eating you probably should look at a couple of areas like oral hypersensitivity that a Speech Therapist would need to assess or if you falling into the trap of giving in and giving her milk when she doesn't eat or not having a suitable routine to stick too. I have information that may interest you from my website. You are welcome to visit. Hi Julie
If there has always been a problem with eating you probably should look at a couple of areas like oral hypersensitivity that a Speech Therapist would need to assess or if you falling into the trap of giving in and giving her milk when she doesn’t eat or not having a suitable routine to stick too. I have information that may interest you from my website. You are welcome to visit.

]]> By: Chris Thompson http://talkingtotoddlers.com/what-to-do-when-your-toddler-wont-eat.htm/comment-page-1#comment-17 Chris Thompson Tue, 16 Dec 2008 01:00:30 +0000 http://talkingtotoddlers.com/what-to-do-when-your-toddler-wont-eat.htm#comment-17 Julie - I emailed you with additional detail. At 15 months, language tools such as what I teach are not going to be as effective because 15 month olds don't tend to speak or understand English as well as 2 year olds. I think that one non-obvious approach would be to use anchoring, which is a more powerful version of Pavlov's classical conditioning. You want to make sure you "anchor" a very positive state to the activity called "eating". This is an unconscious process. It's easy to do but takes some dedication and repetition, especially with such a young child. My initial post was more targeted at parents who have a hard time getting their toddlers/preschoolers to come to the table, not kids who actually don't eat enough. That is an entirely different (and much more serious) problem. Anchoring can help, I think, but I would really want to trust a medical professional here. Lastly - Can you use more of a liquid diet? Milk, toddler formula, or even home-made smoothies? Does she like to drink? That's one more option. There is no rule that food must be in solid form. Julie – I emailed you with additional detail. At 15 months, language tools such as what I teach are not going to be as effective because 15 month olds don’t tend to speak or understand English as well as 2 year olds. I think that one non-obvious approach would be to use anchoring, which is a more powerful version of Pavlov’s classical conditioning. You want to make sure you “anchor” a very positive state to the activity called “eating”. This is an unconscious process. It’s easy to do but takes some dedication and repetition, especially with such a young child.

My initial post was more targeted at parents who have a hard time getting their toddlers/preschoolers to come to the table, not kids who actually don’t eat enough. That is an entirely different (and much more serious) problem. Anchoring can help, I think, but I would really want to trust a medical professional here.

Lastly – Can you use more of a liquid diet? Milk, toddler formula, or even home-made smoothies? Does she like to drink? That’s one more option. There is no rule that food must be in solid form.

]]> By: Julia Lazar http://talkingtotoddlers.com/what-to-do-when-your-toddler-wont-eat.htm/comment-page-1#comment-15 Julia Lazar Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:04:33 +0000 http://talkingtotoddlers.com/what-to-do-when-your-toddler-wont-eat.htm#comment-15 Ok, But what are the solutions? My 15 months old never liked to eat. She is underweight and her growth has slowed down. Even her dr. is concerned. I've tried so many things: distractions (works sometimes), variety(she doesn't have a favourite), self feeding (just drops food on the floor right away). Nothing works. She refuses food even if she acts hungry. Every every article I read, just says not to worry and that she's getting it somewhere else. Well, not from me. And it's not a phase, this was always a problem. We need real solutions. Not something obvious that I've tried so many times already. Ok, But what are the solutions?
My 15 months old never liked to eat. She is underweight and her growth has slowed down. Even her dr. is concerned. I’ve tried so many things: distractions (works sometimes), variety(she doesn’t have a favourite), self feeding (just drops food on the floor right away). Nothing works. She refuses food even if she acts hungry.
Every every article I read, just says not to worry and that she’s getting it somewhere else. Well, not from me. And it’s not a phase, this was always a problem.
We need real solutions. Not something obvious that I’ve tried so many times already.

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