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DD, 2, not eating enough to feed a fly! any ideas?

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mum2bean · 29/01/2011 23:09

hi, I am having real trouble getting my daughter to eat a reasonable amount of food, without her throwing it on the floor or spitting it out.
I have tried what i feel like is everything to get her to eat. I am worried that she's going to get severely ill, and my HV said it's just a phase and that no healthy child will starve themselves.
has anyone else had/got this problem, and how did you solve it??
thanks

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blinks · 29/01/2011 23:15

have you tried having a 'tea party' or a picnic on the floor with rug and a party of teddies etc.

little plates of food etc.

also get her to help- whisk the eggs for the omelette, mash the potatoes etc?

mum2bean · 29/01/2011 23:19

I will give the tea party a go, could be fun for both of us lol
I have tried involving her with cooking her own food, she loved doing that, just not the eating part

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blinks · 29/01/2011 23:25

it won't happen straight away though so stick with it.

get her to feed you too so she sees you eating the food. i have two daughters and one of them is uber fussy... some kids jus are but it most often is a phase, especially at this age... they become all suspicious as if they're being poisoned.

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