Alexis - posted on 08/24/2009 ( 4 moms have responded )
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He will only eat chicken nuggets and he want eat the ones from the store only Wendys and McDonalds. I don't know what to do I think he is loseing weight cause he want eat right. I don't want to force him what should I do.
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Cynthia - posted on 08/25/2009
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My cousin went through that with her son (thankfullyI was blessed with a child who will eat ANYTHING) . Her husband was her little guy's hero, so she would have them make a game out of it. Daddy tries it, you see if you can eat a bigger bite than daddy! It worked, and was actually kinda funny, seeing as how her husband hted veggies and now had to eat them to get Spencer to! LOL Good luck!
Georgia - posted on 08/24/2009
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Always give him a choice. I believe that everyone has a choice and in this case it's eat or don' t eat. Louise hit the nail on the head. He won't starve himself and when he's hungry he'll eat. You give him his meal and he can choose to eat it or not.
Good luck!
Louise - posted on 08/24/2009
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He won't starve don't worry. Put food in front of him and tell him that's all he's getting, then sit back and ignore him. He may refuse, or make a fuss, but just tell him in a calm voice that there is nothing else to eat and if he does not want what is on his plate then he gets nothing.
When you go shopping, take him with you and let him help with getting things from the shelf, ask him to choose something (out of 2 or 3 items that you actually want) and get him involved in cooking dinner. He's a lot more likely to eat food he's helped with.
Get the nuggets he likes once a week or once a fortnight, but serve them as a normal meal so that they don't become a treat or a bribe. The best thing to do is simply present him with dinner and if he doesn't want it, he gets nothing else. You're not forcing him, you're giving him a choice and if he chooses not to eat, then he goes hungry. He will get hungry enough to eat pretty much anything soon enough!
Leola - posted on 08/24/2009
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I am an LPN and all the people I have heard from (headstart and dr.'s) say that if he wont eat dont make him and not to allow him to always choose what he wants to eat (expecially if it is always the same thing, that will not give him a balanced diet). They say that when he gets hungry he will eat. If he is in fact losing weight then I would recommend contacting your pediatrition about your concerns and see what their advise is.
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