Motivation and disorders; eating habits; table manners; etc. See also the tags [food] and [feeding].
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How do we help our toddler to sleep through the night?
My 14-month old daughter is no longer breastfeeding, and sleeps happily in her bed, although it is still in our room. But she wakes up around three times at night, and as far as we can determine it's ...
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How to get a child to stop pretending to choke on foods he doesn't want to eat?
I have a 4 1/2 yr old. We're at the stage where he's definitely finicky over foods. The issue is not so much that he's finicky, but that he expresses it by taking a bite and then mock choking. I am ...
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Pre-teen always sneaking junk food
My daughter is nine, and over the last few months has been frequently stealing sweets from the kitchen (fridge, pantry, or deep freezer) to eat them in her room at night. There are a variety of ...
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Why does my child eat so slowly?
When we have a family meal, the middle daughter will always take her time. I mean up to 2 hours, to finish a meal, especially if its not her kind of food. She'll get very easily distracted, sing to ...
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How to get toddler to eat eggs?
A long while ago my 2 yr 9 mo old son decided he did not like eggs. He was good enough to taste them (and re-tasted them on a couple later occasions), but he made up his mind he just does not like ...
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Is Television appropriate for meal times?
I grew up eating in front of the TV, watching kids programs, while my parents and, much elder, brother watched news or quiz programs in the neighboring room. On Weekends we all ate around the same ...
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Why would a one year old suddenly refuse solid foods
My one year old daughter has suddenly refused any solid food that is wet or sticky. She will only eat things like bread or cereals with an exception for puree. She weas eating a bit of everything up ...
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infant behaviour after toddler illness
My baby girl (1.5 years) had good constant sleep and eat patterns; until she become ill. During illness her sleep/eat patterns changed a lot (and this is normal). But after recovering, she still do ...
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saving uneaten dinner for breakfast?
I'm sure some of you have either said or heard something like this before:
"If you don't finish your dinner, you can have it for breakfast the next morning"
We used to have problems (and still ...
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Help for my friend's pre-schooler who eats too much
I want to know if anyone has any kind of experience with this as it is foreign to me.
My best friend has two little girls (seriously, this is about my best friend. Not me.). Her oldest just turned ...
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How do I get an easily distracted 5 year old to eat more?
My 5 year old who used to be on the 91st centile for height is now below the 50th and we think the gradual decline has been since he started not eating so well. We believe he only eats just enough ...
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My child is constantly hungry. How do I keep her feeling fuller?
I give my daughter lots of healthy foods, including those that have fiber in them. She gets veggies and fruits, proteins, dairy, she has a water bottle with her wherever she goes and yet this week ...
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how to get toddler to start chewing and eating
my son is 18 months and still not wanting to chew and eat food. we have to blend soups and other food into puree for him to accept it. if there is a slight solid he will automatically push it out of ...
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Is it ok to be on diet while pregnant?
While pregnant (4 months), is it ok to "be careful"? Is it ok to avoid eating too much and bear hungry feelings some days?
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How do you identify/relieve/prevent constipation in toddlers?
My son has had a couple of bouts of constipation, and they're pretty unpleasant for the whole family.
The first time he was up all night, every hour, crying inconsolably. We had no idea what the ...
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How can I get my toddler to eat as well for us as he does at daycare?
My son (currently 23 months old) attends an in-home daycare 5 days a week. The daycare provider cooks homemade meals for the kids, and provides snacks.
By every report she gives, our son gives her ...
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How do you encourage your primary-school-aged child to eat new foods?
I thought this question might be a good complement to a question posted about a child that pretends to choke when he doesn't like a certain food. This question and its answers mostly address the ...
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How do you ensure proper nutrition for a child in a vegetarian or vegan household?
I do not yet have children but I am a vegetarian. I am curious to know how vegetarians, and vegans, address the issue of nourishment. If it helps, I am vegetarian more for ethical reasons than health ...
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When should I introduce different foods to an infant or toddler?
It is often said that you should introduce certain foods in a certain order. These reasons often have to do with allergies, choking hazards, digestive system maturity, etc. What ages should your child ...
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How can I encourage my 4.5 year old daughter to eat without needing tons of time along with play?
It seems that our daughter is not so fond of most foods. She is fond of milk though - any kind of milk, cow, goat, even soy. While eating I get the feeling she is bored. She eats very slowly and not ...
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How Much Hallowe'en Candy?
My kids have been out for the night and returned each with a big bag of candy. My wife and I are wondering the best rules for the consumption of such.
In the past we've set limits of letting them ...
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What should be done when your child wakes up from a nap and is extremely irritable?
We have a daughter who takes naps and (usually) wakes up extremely cranky and irritable. She is 1 month away from being 3. Because she is so irritable, she'll usually cry when she wakes up. Depending ...
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How long a time limit should we set on meals for 6yr old very slow eater? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Why does my child eat so slowly?
Very slow distracted procrastinating eater. Going to start time limits this weekend, but how long for say a sandwich or bowl of cereal ...
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How do you feed a picky eater?
Dinner with my 5-year-old is an ordeal. I do not want to cook separate meals. How do I stop the fighting at dinner and get them to eat?
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How long can a 3-month-old go without eating?
My 3-month-old son has started sleeping through the night, with a vengeance. He sleeps for hours. And when he finally wakes up and I expect him to be starving, he's often still ready to happily play ...
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How do I teach my toddler to chew his food?
My son is 2½ years old and he eats as if someone is going to take his food away from him - although that has never happened. He stuffs his mouth and barely chews the food.
We've always told him to ...
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Is it a problem to go to sleep just after a big dinner?
Our kid is nearly 3 years old and really enjoy eating. We have dinner together when I come back from work at around 20:00, and he eats a lot. His belly is really full then. Recently he wakes up during ...
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At what age do kids start using eating utensils successfully?
At what point (age or developmental stage) can a child reasonably be expected to use a fork or spoon? I'm asking mostly about physical ability to control the fork/spoon mostly enough to use the ...
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How do you get a child to eat?
My son is two years old and has never been a good eater. He just refuses to eat anything. He'll usually have one bite of whatever we eat, but that's about as far as his interest goes. How can we get ...
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What is effect of giving sugar to an infant?
Instinctively I try to avoid giving our 1 year old sugar. However, I don't really understand why it is bad for her.
Often when she doesn't want to eat any more savoury food she is more than happy to ...
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Using a visual device to indicate good/bad behavior status for toddlers
My 3 year old has a habit of not eating her dinner. It's been our policy to tell her if she's not going to eat, she can just go to bed. Sometimes she's happy to do that, so we wanted to further ...
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What is a good strategy for getting our 5 year old to finish dinner before expecting dessert?
More and more lately, I'm finding that our 5-year old daughter starts asking for dessert before she's finished her dinner.
Obviously, I'd like to find a way to manage this without it ending in a ...
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When can a toddler be taught that dropping unwanted food on the floor is unacceptable?
Teaching a young toddler to eat solids can be challenging, particularly when they reach the stage where they want to control the feeding, and insist on feeding themselves.
It is also messy.
Lots ...
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At what point should we introduce water (or other liquids) to our infant's diet?
We've just started feeding our infant solids and there are lots of resources to figure what when and what to introduce but I haven't yet figured out when we should introduce water along with it. It ...
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When do you start increasing the amount of solids?
My 6 month old has a breastfeed in the morning then a break and has rice cereal. Most of the time she will have 2 tablespoons and finish this.
I give her a different food at lunch time after the ...
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Are there certain foods that should be avoided when using Baby Led Weaning?
Aside from the general allergy risk foods (peanuts, cow milk, etc.), are there any foods that should be specifically avoided if you are trying "baby led weaning"?
I'm looking specifically for ...
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Are between-meal snacks important?
It seems common at day cares to have an eating scheduling like:
8am breakfast
10am morning snack
12pm lunch
3pm afternoon snack
6pm dinner (at home)
I hear that more frequent, smaller meals is better ...
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Why has my infant stopped eating?
My 10 month old has been a very good eater since we started feeding her solids at 6 months. She has been eating all sorts of things - she has 8 teeth, so has no trouble eating most table foods. She'd ...
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How do I transition a toddler to foods with texture?
My 10 month old doesn't seem to have any problem trying new flavors. However, he has become extremely picky about trying any food that has texture (i.e. any foods that aren't pureed completely ...
