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July 6, 2001, Issue 32
Teri Hanson, Editor, info@babychatter.com

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=> Feature Article:     "When Kids Won't Eat"
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FEATURE ARTICLE
When Kids Won't Eat
By CJ Krebs
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What do you do when your child won't eat?  Many parents today are
facing this issue more so than you would think.  Toddlers,
especially, assert their independence by becoming a picky eater
sometimes.  No need to panic if your child doesn't get the
recommended number of calories a day.  Instead of panicing, focus on
helping your child develop good eating habits.

(First, we'd like to say that you should always consult your family
doctor first in any concern about your child.)

Good eating habits can be accomplished in many ways. 

Start off by offering your child the regular three meals a day and
three snacks a day.  When planning out meals, make certain to contain
a variety of foods consisting of many options that you know your
child likes and other options he/she hasn't tried or hasn't like. 

If at first your child doesn't show interest in a certain food, try
again.  You should try atleast up to ten times.  Increasing
familiarity of a certain food, may help your child like it after
several tries.

Though your own mother told you not to play with your food and
therefor you tell your child not to either,  change that train of
thought.  Let your child have fun with food.  They can make faces in
their meals, shape a meal with cookie cutters, pretend potatoes are
cake and cut it up with their fork, etc.  Let them be creative, and
be creative with them.

If your child is resistant to your efforts, try adding cheese, a
little bit of salt or sugar to spice it up for them.  Cheese makes a
great add on for vegetables.  Children are more likely to enjoy them
with their favorite melt atop of it.

Limit the amount of milk and juice intake.  Although good for your
child, you should limit the intake of milk to only three 8 oz glasses
a day, and juice to only about 4 oz. a day.

And always remember that it is not good to force a child to eat. 
Your child knows when they are hungry and full.  Trust them to be
able to tell the difference on their own.  If your child won't eat
dinner but insists on snack, they probably are still hungry.  Offer a
compromise, for example:  If they eat half of their dinner, you will
allow them to have a snack afterwards.  If still hungry after snack,
they may return to their dinner plate. (This is only an example)

If your child is underweight, you can help add extra calories by
slipping in dry nonfat powdered milk into your child's milk, yogurt,
pudding, mac-n-cheese, or even soup.  Also, make use of these tasty
foods that can help pack in the calories: cream cheese, peanut
butter, syrup, and margarine. 

If you think that nothing is helping, you should consult your family
doctor.  Always consult your family doctor in any case of concern for
your child to start with first.

© 2001 CJ Krebs
Author:
CJ Krebs, proud mother of four children, who writes short parenting
articles and bible studies for <a
href="http://www.sheeze.com">Sheeze.com</a>. She also helps maintain
and moderate <a
href="http://sheeze.community.everyone.net/commun_v3/scripts/topics.pl
?NodeID=109711">The Parenting World</a> board.

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