My 2 year old son just wont eat - when i feed him he say he wants to eat on his own but lands up taking just 2-3 bites. he is being very stubborn and impatient (i think i just described a toddler!!). whether we have meals together or given separately, he just plays with it, barely eats 2-3 bites n shouts 'done done' and beyond this point anything is useless and only leads to a battle. he never took to the bottle, was exclusively breastfed till 16 months. so no question of guzzling down milk.
he was always very low in weight, so i had been feeding him myself for quite a while (until i realised no matter how much i may b able to feed him, his weight will just never go above 5th centile). i know to some extent i have contributed to the problem by feeding him 'by hook or by crook'. though he does not have any habits like eating in front of the tv n all but still he just wont eat.
for the past week, i have left him hungry for long stretches - because he just wouldnt eat when i presented the meals n i did not give an alternate or try feeding with any distraction. i dont think its about whats on the menu - its about something else and i m not sure what! he was never picky...mostly ate whatever i gave him. now he is not even eating things he really liked. nothing has changed in our lives....only that he will b 2 years old next month. normally he wont eat n i get so worried because he is so tiny that i feel like doing anything to make him eat. i want to be able to break out of this. its very stressful for me. from the moment i wake up, till he sleeps.....i m so stressed and its mainly because of food.
i just want to know that if i let him be, will he eat on his own? are there kids who dont respond to this technique or can all kids be made to like eating in this way? i dont even know how to go about it....
i really want suggestions - if u just leave aside the whole story above, can someone please tell me how they won the food battle with a stubborn 2 year old. i want him to eat on his own, i m prepared that he may start with eating small portions but i just want this entire food war to end once and for all. Any mums who got stuck in a food war?? and how did it end????
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2 year old will not eat/drink
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AlCookie · 26/02/2014 10:22
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