help! My 2 year old is still not started to eat lumpy food

[duytan]

Hi everyone any suggestions on what I should cook ran out of ideas my 2 year old is still choking and refusing to eat any lumpy or finger foods i give him

When you say choking - do you mean he literally chokes on the food - turns blue can't breath etc & you have to intervene? Or is he gagging as the food hits the back of his mouth?

can't he just eat what you eat at that age or has he a conditon?

he has mild cerebral palsy i dont know whether this has anything to do with it but he will gag and choke and just refuses completly. He still eats food for 7-10 month baby food. he refuses to finger food completly Ive tried lots of foods but the only thing he will eat is pasta and rice.

thought i'd bump this for you -someone must have some advice!

My Dd would nto chew or eat lumpy food until she was 18 months. I gave her soft berries at first and we used to play chewing games. it was v boring but is fine now. Have you tried giving him something bad but crunchy like crisps/hula hoops. I discovered that she could chew at a childrens party so this gave me added impetus.

MY HV was also realyl helpful. Might be worth speaking to them as there migth be a medical reason

is he tactile intolerant to touching or being touched or the feel of fabrics, brushing of hair etc. It could be a form of tactile intolerence.

more insight into tactile intolerance and eating

hi duytan,
speak to your health visitor about it...she could then refer you on to see a speech and language therapist.

SLTs are trained in this area aswell as communication, and help alot of children with cerebral palsy.

she/he can help you to find foods that your d? can safely enjoy,give you tips etc

hth