I know food-fussy children have been discussed a lot lately, but what about a 1 year old thats fussy? How do I approach that? Advice or tips would be fab!

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My eldest ate anything and everything as a baby, but at 2 became hugely fussy and strange around food. Has been a real problem for me, but Im hopefully getting my head around it now. My youngest tho is just 13 months and has always been inclined to scowl and spit food out, even when weaning he seemed to dislike more than he liked. I have persevered with re-introducing things he doesnt seem to like...but at the mo he is rejecting/spitting out most stuff, and surviving on toast. Im not hugely concerned in that hes built like a sumo so no short term issue there clearly. But really, I just wondered whether advice on handling fussiness is different for younger children. Not providing something if he turns his nose up doesnt seem right at this age, but I really want to avoid getting into bad habits...and I guess I feel a bit daunted since DS1 ate everything at that age, but next to nothing now, Im just sort of wondering what DS2 wull be like at 3 in that case.Thanks for any thoughts.

I once read that you have to try a child 10 times with a new food before they will eat it. I do know that the children i look after turn up their noses at new stuff but eventually, most of them eat it. I think the trick is to be consistent, and not to give up, and not to offer alternatives.Hungry children will eat.