All he's had to eat today is half a Milky way.

[Ryoko]

He's not two yet but is this the start of the terrible twos?.

Refused to eat cereal weeks ago (have a cupboard full of that crap, I don't eat it), Today he wouldn't eat his banana (normally the only fruit he will eat), he wouldn't eat his pasta and meatballs nor the pasta and lamb I made when he wouldn't eat the first dish.

Since I went out to the shop downstairs in the late morning to get milk and bought him a milky way, he's been convinced I have cake and keeps shouting for it, needless to say there is no cake and if there was he wouldn't be getting it when he doesn't eat his breakfast or lunch.

How am I to get him to eat proper food, he's getting worse not better, he used to eat peas and broccoli etc, now anything green coloured he will not even try.

That's about when ours started getting fussy. It (very) gradually is getting better now they're 3 and 5.

Most kids start to get fussy around this age, ESPECIALLY BOYS. My son would pretty much only eat pasta at this age (had to disguise all vegetables/meat in a sauce), however he did grow out of it, as soon as he started to go to nursery and have lunch there with his friend he started to ask for things, like can i have curry for my lunch like jasper etc. Eating lunch with other kids is a good way to get them eating, especially if the kids are older than them, they see them as role models.

I'm going to have to find things to try and feed him that are fast, I'm not going to keep spending 20+ mins cooking things he doesn't eat (and eating them myself because I'm not wasting all that I spent ages making)........I'll get fat.

He's getting stew tonight, lets see if he eats that after a day of all most nothing I'm hopeful.

If it's the fussy stage you will need to be calm and state the 'rules'.

Never show him you are worrying or distressed about it. Serve him food. Praise when he has eaten it. Remove after a set time if he's not eaten and make no fuss about it. Do serve him things he likes.

My 3 yr old used to 'control' us over food. Then I took control and he stopped playing the game. Then he decided huge public tantrums are really good.

none my kids liked eating alone

having friends or adults showing them the social side eating as well as role modelling trying new foods helps

it is a phase

dont give in to any sweets/cake/snacks and he will soon get the message

He doesn't feed himself, he did make a start of being a big boy and showing he can use the spoon, then he found it to be more fun to chuck the spoon/fork etc down the back of the cupboard every time he got his hands on it.

Seriously thinking of strapping him back in his high chair again, he's not used that in a long time because he hates it and throws a fit.

Why would you want to strap him back his high chair if he hates it? That will ruin the meal before you start. And it won't stop throwing stuff.

Why in earth did you give him some milky way?? Recipe for disaster going down that road let me tell you.

I know, but sheesh don't pacify with chocolate.

Don't offer a second choice if he refuses first meal made. That way madness lies ( I once watched my niece demand 4 meals in a row and refuse to eat each one). Make the meal, eat yours, chat about non food stuff and ignore everything else. Repeat each meal time. When dd plays up about meals I cut all snacks, even fruit to make sure she is really hungry at meal times

He could be coming down with something. When my DD1 is going to be poorly she eats next to nothing the day before, has me wringing my hands, then the next day her nose will be streaming/have a temperature etc. Either way, don't make a big deal out of it, he'll eat when he's hungry.