Help please toddler wont eat anything :(

Murtle

Hi Destiny

I haven't read many of the responses, so I apologise if I am repeating. If all he will eat is weetabix (with milk) and toast. Then let him eat it. Don't make a fuss. He is eating and he will get enough nutrients. If you are worried, speak to a health care person.

When my sister was 2 all she would eat was plain pasta. My mum was told to feed it to her, that she'd get bored and eventually want what everyone else had....she did to.

I also had a friend at school who at the age of 13 for some reason would only eat rice krispies, morning, noon and night. She also eventually out grew the fad.

Don't turn it into a battle and good luck

x x x

RachieJ

Hi Destiny,

Don't worry too much about your son's diet. A lot of kids at his age like to start taking control of their own lives at that age and food is the easiest way to do that. All kids are differernt and so long as he is healthy and happy don't worry about it.
My nephew would only eat raw carrots, milk and crisps between the ages of 2 and 4 (hes's just coming up to 5 now and has decided to now eat what everyone else is having despite his mum trying to get him to do this for years!).
My friend's son is 2-and-a-bit and loves eating salad but he won't eat any foods that aren't green or white at the moment (salad, chicken, potatos and pasta only...).
My 21 month old changes his mind every few days about what he likes - one day he'll clear his plate like he's never eaten before and a week later when offered the same thing he'll pick out anything he doesn't like the look of and probably only eat an eyeful of his meal...
It's all part of them learning about themselves and growing up so just relax about it and keep a note of all these things that your son does - perfect material for including in the wedding speeches when he grows up and gets married! ;->

Destiny33

[It's all part of them learning about themselves and growing up so just relax about it and keep a note of all these things that your son does - perfect material for including in the wedding speeches when he grows up and gets married! ;->[/QUOTE]

LOL now theres a thought to cheer me up Maybe for a giggle i will serve wheetabix at the wedding reception;)

All the advice and encouragement and kindness has been overwhelming and i honestly cant thank you all enough.

D
xx

Savvy_Sue

Destiny33 wrote:

experienced mums please, do the worries ever end??

Nope! But you get better at managing them, if you have any sense.

Mine are now 13, 15 and 18, smashing lads, but, for example, when we moved across country 6 years ago I worried most about how the eldest would cope, and he sailed through. The youngest, who you wouldn't have expected to bat an eyelid, would still say he was happier and had more friends where we were before.

More recently my 18 yo's birthday was marked by the first London tube bombs. And two weeks later I was in hospital and he was in London with his mates. He had the wit to ring his Dad that night, but told me he got the award for being the "least loved" - within 15 minutes of the news breaking all his friends' parents had rung to say "Are you all right? Where are you?" I assured him that what he really had was the award for the "most drugged mother" - TBH I'm not sure I'd have rung him anyway, almost worse if you don't get a reply, which of course you wouldn't if he was in a cinema or something like that.

Anyway, from London he flew to France, and what happens the day before he comes home? A plane crash! OK it was in Canada, and he wasn't flying Air France, but you still WORRY!

You manage the worries, you manage the risks. I don't like any of them walking to some of the nearest shops, because the eldest two have been attacked without provocation. But I let them walk freely in the opposite direction. What will I do if the thugs move base? - they're banned from where they were before! I don't know. Cross that one when I get there.

Next worries: dare I insure eldest to drive our car? I can't drive at present, so it would be useful, and I'm sure he'd be fine, very sensible, not a boy racer. What will he do if he doesn't get into his 1st or 2nd choice Uni? Will the middle one EVER learn to wash? How long will it be before I throttle the youngest for his untidy habits? Will any of them ever get a girlfriend, never mind give me grandchildren?

Getting too philosophical here. You can tell how helpful it would be to spend a lot of time worrying about that last question - would ANY lad introduce a girl to such a neurotic mother? :rotfl: