hokie1 said:

You know they don't have this problem in third world countries.

Wonder why?

PANDURITO said:

They dont have toasters?

No, really. This is a first world problem and no one but parents are to blame. You've said it before. You were't allowed to be a fussy eater. Now you're grown up and eat everything.

If you had been allowed you'd still be picky now.

I see it in my family reunions. I haven't seen my sister drink water in years, just coke. Her husband takes apart everything green from his plate. Yes, my nieces are fussy eaters. What a surprise!The other day my sister left them at home for luch. We had sole fillets. They started crying cause they didn't like fish so they ate chicken instead...or that's what they thought
Of course later we told them it was fish. I don't want to be nobody's children's father but sometimes you have to

Normal parents bring up normal children.

You might have to harden your heart the first two years but you'll be thankful for that the rest of your life. If the child learns he's the boss you're lost

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PANDURITO said:

I know. I have a terrible sense of humour

But yes I totally agree with you 100%
We were always encouraged to try new things too, and I still always try new foods.
I feel terribly sad for fussy eaters. Food is one of the greatest things and should be respected. I love my food. I would hate to think of food as just a "filler" rather than to be enjoyed.

Read my edit story

JustErin said:

my son tried that.....he IS ADHD, but we didn't let him dictate what he was eating because if we left it up to him, he'd starve....he wasn't obnoxious about it...didn't throw tantrums....he just wouldn't eat....then he went through phases where he liked something obsessively....then it seemed overnight hated the same thing just as obsessively....

I think it is semi-normal....but if it gets too obsessive as he gets older, take him into the doc just as a precaution.....

PANDURITO said:

My niece told us she was now vegetarian, cos her friend at school is vegetarian..

We were all sat around the dinner table, and just said, Oh really? Thats nice.. now eat your sausages like a good girl

And she did..

See? It's not that difficult if you face the problem at its early stages or even better before it happens

Supercute!

PANDURITO said:

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My daughter would take upto an hour to eat her dinner and it was , at around 45 mins she would complain that it was cold, we would tell her that if she hadeaten her food faster then it would not be cold. we all would sit at the table and wait for her to finish. this lasted from the age of of 4 until a couple of months ago (she's nine now)

reneGade20 said:

My son is the same way. He doesn't get upset at all, doesn't fuss, just turns away, just won't eat.

He is totally fine with eating nothing at all. So basically, starving him as punishment teaches him nothing because he's happy eating nothing.

He ate his cereal this morning!

i say force feed the fucker ...

seriously though, he will be alright, wait till he gets in his teens, he will be eating you out of house and home..

JustErin said:

I've complained to the doc about this about 9 million times in my sons four yrs. Some kids are just picky. The pedi constantly remindes me that their stomachs are only the size or their fist....they don't NEED to eat a lot....and he won't starve himself.

It IS frustrating, I KNOW!
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JustErin said:

He's not yet 2? Yes, it is probably a phase. He'll eat when he gets hungry, and he WILL get hungry. But watch him, and if possible, watch his poop. If the poop looks discolored, definitely go to the doctor (with a poop sample if requested).

Lothan said:

I was going to say that about me Erin it's just a phase. And for those you who don't have kids and think her child is "dictating", it's more like the terrible 2's . I have 4 boys and 2 of them went through this. They got bored and started eating like normal.

My son had a phase like this too. I got around the problem by sticking pictures on the food packaging. For instance,putting his favourite Star Wars characters on boxes of cereal and saying it was Star Wars cereal!!!! I also made sure he never got any fizzy drinks whatsoever only proper juice or the margarine I put on his toast was the Omega 3 stuff.
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Scooter said:

In fact here he is, my beloved monster.....

Scooter said:

Adorable and he looks a lot like you!

EverSoulicious said:

I feel your pain...I have 2 boys and that's more than enough!

I think the main question here is


Have you LEARNED anything from this???

DaniDaniBoBani said:

The only thing that sticks out in my mind about the org today is you telling some dude to munch on your used tampon.

JustErin said:

OMG

And I don't think that is the FIRST time that, that has happened!!!!!

JustErin said:

only 2...I think it's pretty normal. at 2 the only thing a lil kid can control in his life is what he puts in his mouth...so let him have that one bit of control...I think he'll get bored of it fairly quickly. Just eat your dinner right there next to him every night and eventually (I think) he'll be like hmm ..that looks good, can I have a bite of yours.
my son is pretty picky but he's 3 and a half now and getting better and better about eating lots of things...but doesn't like what most kids like...no mac and cheese () no peanut butter and jelly...no grilled cheese sandwichs...no cheese anything. good luck

I heard once that children need to be introduced to food 10-20 times until they will eat it.

If I were you together with the toast I would put for example grapes on the plate without mentioning them. If he is done eating the toast and the grapes are still on the plate I would eat them in front of him, saying: mmmh yummie! And maybe handing one to him but with no pressure.
Keep doing that every day and be patient, it might take 2-3 weeks until he eats one grape (or whatever other food). But you should put the same food on his plate everyday coz he will have to see it many times before he will eat it. Let us know if it works.

Also dont worry about it, you can be happy that eventually your son wont become overweight when he gets older as hes not interested in candy, thats great!

JustErin said:

It can take re-introducing a food up to six times before a child will accept it. Just don't give up -- or give in. That's the surest way to raise a picky eater.

JustErin said:

I agree.... On both accounts.

REDFEATHERS said:

My mom tried making me eat green beans like that. I took two swallows and threw them up. I was repulsed. I eat them now. But NOT canned, yuk.

Last time she made me eat green beans.....