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Default fussy child

My 2 year old boy is one heck of a fussy eater, the best thing we found
so far was to limit the amount of food he takes between meals.

Good luck

Dan Abel wrote:
> In article .com>,
> "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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> Petaluma, California, USA