i can't get my kid to eat!

Well I'm not a professional but I can give you info from my point of view. The way I see it your the parent and you know whats best for your child when it comes to what he should be eating. You have to enforce it though and show no signs of giving in otherwise he will keep doing what he wants. Hm if he is still being hardheaded and not eating I would pop his little fingers with a small ruler like my mom used to do to me, put him in timeout, or give him a mean pinch that will catch his attention and give him the idea that your the Boss and he is just the child. Hope this helps Goodluck!

Have you tried mixing the foods he does like with those that he doesnt slowly, just to see if he will eat it without noticing. Maybe put abit of fruit in his cereal cut up in small pieces. Theres always things you can try and sneak into kids food, but i know what you mean as my daughter is starting to become picky on what foods shes eating too.

Kids go through phases. You might let him see you eating healthy snacks like veggies and dip, or you could put cheese sauce on broccoli-maybe fill a bowl with melted cheese and let him dip the broccoli or other veggies; things like that. Sometimes it's just a control thing. Kids like to make choices-the trick is to give them healthy options to choose from. Another idea is to make up a tray with a variety of food choices on them-finger foods, small portions of say mac-n-cheese and such-an ice cream scoop size portion in a cupcake liner makes an attractive and kid size "dish" to sample from. You can also have a make you own pizza night-let him top his own pizza crust. This might make him feel like he has more "control" over what's going into his mouth. Sometimes, that's all it's about. As long as he's getting a mostly balanced diet, I wouldn't go crazy just yet. Good luck!!

Hi, I am just wondering how old is your son now?It is not goof to eat too much snacks as he is still in the stage of growing up and he need to have proper healthy meal everyday for his growth. Try to minimize his intake on those junk food. Try to cook different kind of food for him.You can also make some vegetable nugget or try to cook vegetables in different way and let your son try. If he likes to eat meat, try out grilled chicken or stew chicken or chicken soup. Change the menu daily. For my son, he also does not want to eat the food given by daycare centre. So I always takeaway some food for him to eat at school like sandwiches,steamed Pau,bread,cake. I don't give biscuits and cereal for my son as he can't eat those heaty food .also no junk food for him. I am pretty strict in term of food that my son consumes.I cook for my son everyday and I seldom dine out. I believe home cooked meal is always the best with nutritious.Since my son does not like to eat meat, so I will cook vegetables and fish for him. Don't give up and feel stress up because of your son's eating behaviour, He may just picky on certain food,but with your patience to feed him and explain to him how good is the food, he may give it a try and try to eat together with your son. Kid like to imitate others doing,so when he saw you are eating those food, he will try to have a bite and probably he may like that food too. Good luck and takecare.!

Hi kerrina! I realize that Sometimes when I give too much attention to my kids at mealtime they'll start to be picky and up with their nonsense. I'm learning to ignore some of those attention-seeking behavior. And I'm beginning to see a positive change which was quite a surprise initially. But of course we still try to provide a few kinds of food as options and present them as appealing as possible. And we still watch over them at mealtime but try hard sometimes like we don't.

I have a daughter who is also three and I was to the point I was making her a different meal than we would eat. I stopped I make one meal and if she doesn't eat then she doesn't she will not let herself starve. Until he know that he will not get something else he will continue to do this. At this point it sounds like he know if he throws enough of a fit he will get what he wants. It is hard to see them not eat but at this age they will not go hungry. If they get hungry they eat. It is harder with stubborn children I know I have have one, but the more you focus on something and make it a big deal that he didn't eat the more he will get his way. Serve a meal and if he doesn't eat then don't cave. My daughter does usually get an afternoon snack as it is a long time between lunch at 11am and dinner at 630pm or later. You may have to offer a food many times before he eats it but keep trying he will come around. I would say always serve a new food with one that he likes so it is not so strange to him. My daughter is starting to eat broccoli and bananas now it has taken a while but she is eating them now. Keep offering the new foods again and again. Everyone would rather eat their favorites all the time but that is not possible.

I've got 4 children. I had a small problem with my oldest who's now almost 7. When she was about 2-3 years old she started getting very picky as well. I just gave her healthy foods. For a snack it would be a banana. If she didnt eat it oh well, she went with out. You should have a talk with your husband and tell him to stop being a softy. Your some may only be 3 but the longer it goes on the harder it will be later on when he's 4 or 5. He needs to know that you and your husband are in charge, not him. For dinner make him a 3 course meal, chicken, potatoes and a veggie. Maybe 3 bites of each. If he doesnt eat it he goes without. Garrantteed after 3 or 4 days he will realize that you mean business and start eating healthier. Good luck.

First off it is important to know that children will eat when they are hungry, so you really shouldn't force them to eat. That said, one of the things that you as a parent can do in order to make the range of foods that your child will eat greater is to offer different foods to the child on a regular basis. By doing this, they will at least try a bite of different foods and they will most likely find other things that they like. Don't give in on changing the food on his plate to his favorite foods just so he will eat.

It is normal!!! Somewhere between 2 and 4 almost every kid goes through a picky stage. My 5 year old did, and now my 2 1/2 year old is. Some days it seems like she eats almost nothing, or only eats one particular thing. And she has the weirdest preferences. She won't eat green beans, peas, greens, hardly any kind of vegetable, but she will eat corn, sweet potato fries, and "salad" (lettuce with dressing). I am not a professional, just a 3 time mommy, but what I have learned through personal experience is just give him what he will eat in healthy amounts (cut bacck on the snacks, let him snack on cereal) just try different stuff with him to maybe find something new he will eat. And when he does find something else he likes, work it into his diet. Also, another thing I learned with my daughter, one of the ways I ould get her to eat vegetables was in soups and cassseroles. She would eat it when it was all mixed together.