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"sam" > wrote:

> My 2 year old daughter is a very fussy eater all she will eat is
> yoghurts and turkey dinasours, has any one got any tips on how I could
> get her to try new things?


It's often about control and power. Sometimes you need to give them
less control and power, and sometimes more. Kids will not starve
themselves to death. If you give them the choice of not eating anything
at a meal, and then refuse to feed them between meals, they will soon
find that eating is a good thing. You don't want to make a big deal out
of it.

Sometimes getting them involved in food prep can give them the control
they want.

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Dan Abel

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