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From: suze@terak.UUCP (Suzanne Barnett)
Newsgroups: net.kids
Subject: Re: Kid won't eat
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Date: Thu, 23-Jan-86 12:38:38 EST
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Posted: Thu Jan 23 12:38:38 1986
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> My 4 year old son won't eat.  Okay. "So, what else is new?" you say.
> Well, I am really looking for advice anyway.  I know lots of kids don't
My 5 year old step daughter is much the same. Hates most
vegies, a lot of fruits and anything she hasn't tried before.
We insist that she have some of everything that is on the
table on her plate, and that she eat three or four bites
(regular sized, not the tiny one pea or one grain of rice spoonfuls
she sometimes tries) of each item. We will sit with her (the
entire family) until WE think she is finished. Peer pressure
from her siblings (hurry up so we can go play, etc.) is
useful. After she is finished, if it is available, we have
dessert. If in our opinion she ate enough nutritious food, she
may have some, otherwise, she doesn't get dessert.

We do try to serve a variety of foods so it isn't always a
struggle, but, there are VERY few vegies Annie will eat
willingly.

Be aware though, that there is a difference in refusing to eat
because the child doesn't want/like what is served, and eating
less than what the parent might expect because of lack of
hungar (which could be that s/he needs less than you think).

I also have a 14 year old step daughter with the same problem.
She's too old for the first steps mentioned, but we do
withhold dessert when needed.
-- 
Suzanne Barnett-Scott
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