Wits end with fussy water

[Paigeo]

Hi everyone, just seeing if anyone else has the same problem as me.

I have a 29 month old little boy and he is the fussiest eater ever its driving me crazy. He will eat either cereal, toast or mash potatoe and that is literally it. He is okay with yoghurts and fruit which I'm grateful for but I'm just finding meal times so stressful as I dont want to keep giving him the same.

Now the strange thing is he has dinner at nursery 4 times a week and they say he is a wonderful eater! Tuna sandwiches, soup everything which is why I'm finding it so frustrating, why will he eat there but not at home 😥 I have had him weighed and he is gaining weight as normal but this has been going on for about 5 months now. I thought it may have been a phase but sadly not. 😭

This was supposed to say fussy eater not water 😂

1. Make the meal of your choosing.
2. Put one item he will eat on the plate (not touching any other items).
3. Let him choose what to eat. Do not make him try anything. Do not countenance any freaking out over unfamiliar food.
4. Sit down with him and have a conversation about anything but food.

Play the long game, remove any pressure, make mealtimes pleasant and social. He may start to try things on his own eventually and you’ll be less stressed.

Please remove the stress.

If he doesn't eat it, leave it on the side, and if he is hungry he is actually at an age where he will recognise that hunger and eat.

OP, are you or your dp fussy eaters? That can often be the case where a child will eat anything in one setting but not in another.
I'd be getting the menu from nursery and replicating it as you know he will eat those things.
Do you over season? In nursery there will be no salt added to the food. Yours may taste over salty.

Always serve what your having and a nutritious something as a side that he will eat. Just keep going without comment. It'll come!

What pp said.
Just keep plugging away with it , but only on your actions, don’t start verbal debates, requests, pleading, responding verbally in any way. Because you know he’s already got this, you can securely relax and just wait it out,

Thanks guys think it's just a waiting game hoping he will try new things 😁 me and DH aren't particularly fussy but he works shifts and I work full time so by the time I get home it's to late for the little one to eat making it quite hard to all eat together. I've tried not giving in but he really is stubborn and I feel he would rather not eat. I will keep trying, he did eat some beans tonight which I was majorly surprised at but I could offer him them tomorrow and hell refuse 😂 there such funny sods at this age!