"No like!!!" Fussy eater!

[LissaQ]

My DS is just over 2yrs and point blank refuses to try anything resembling a vegetable or salad - if he sees anything unusual on his plate he just says "no like" and pushes it away. I've tried disguising it (he'll eat veg soup!) but I'm afraid smiley faces don't make either of us happy! I work 3 days a week, nursery always report that he's eaten well but if I give him something he has had thirds of at nursery (e.g. sausages) he behaves as if I'm trying to poison him! I realise when he's 18 he'll be driving me nuts cleaning out the fridge but how am I going to cope for the next 16 yrs!!!! I should also say he is hale, hearty, 96 cm tall and just over 3 stone so hardly fading away!!! Does this stage pass?

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mine too

Sounds just like my ds,and like yours isn't fading away! My health visitor told me to cut down his milk and water during the day, tried that and it didn't make any difference, just made me worry he was going to dehydrate! He goes to nursery once a week and eats well there too, must be being with other children. Past worrying about it now!

Mine too! We are trying the removing plate technique, with no snacks in between. We are still hoping that he will realise that this is the only food that he'll get, otherwise he'll go hungry. However, the last few nights, he has gone to bed on an empty stomach quite happily! He obviously doesn't 'need' the food at the moment.

My hv said that 2 is the perfect time to get problems with eating, sleeping and behaviour. We are getting all three at the moment!