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DS starts school in Sept, will NOT feed himself

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popmum · 04/06/2010 18:25

Any tips - I know he can physically lift a fork to his mouth but he generally will not feed himself main meals.
I have tried and tried to get him to eat and he is just not interested in food so I am still feeding him - it's terrible isn't it? He is 4.4 years.
He will eat breakfast and sweet things. He sometimes eats food with his fingers eg pizza, sausages, carrots etc but I have never seen him use a knife and fork to eat a meal other than pasta (which he will eat)
He is fine development wise and healthy etc but I am so worried about when he starts school - part of me thinks he'll soon learn he has to eat but is that really true....?
Anyone else been there, done that and survived it? Any tips? I do (and have always) eaten with him and we eat as a whole family on weekends, I offer a range of food across the week and he has an older sis who eats beautifully...

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Missus84 · 07/06/2010 21:45

He'll eat at school or he'll be hungry all afternoon. A healthy 4 year old will soon work it out.

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