DS or DD go threw phase where she will only eat one thing at a time for a while ? my DD is 4 and is now on a Pb&j kick before this it was mac and cheese so i need to know how long this will last ?
I, myself, though is still going through that phase lol. :P
Nope. We never allowed that. He has always eaten what he was given, unless he legitimately did not like it. If he doesn't want to eat, he doesn't have to, but there are no snacks or anything until the next meal time.
He won't starve himself.
Quoting bellaamore:Nope. We never allowed that. He has always eaten what he was given, unless he legitimately did not like it. If he doesn't want to eat, he doesn't have to, but there are no snacks or anything until the next meal time.
He won't starve himself.
The exception to this, is sensory issues in a child. I have an autistic son that is very limited in his diet because he cannot tolerate certain textures. He will vomit and refuse to eat. A child will starve themselves if there is a problem. The Op may not have the problem but I just hate that saying "A child won't starve themselves." Nothing personal, but from my experience..this is absolutely NOT true. My son wouldn't eat anything and almost had to be put on a feeding tube.
ETA: sensory issues are not only found in autistics btw. Children can have sensory issues outside of the spectrum.
Well, yeah, that is a given. I have an autistic brother. He has the same rules as us, but we always knew what he DID like and what he DIDN'T have an issue with.
When he was offered that stuff, if her refused it, he still had the same rules... go one, then, you don't eat until the next meal time. Eventually, he will eat the things offered (only offering him things we KNEW he ate), and not refusing and demanding one certain thing.
My borther would go for almost two to three days sometimes on nothing but liquids...eventually he would give in. They really WON'T starve themselves. Their bodies will not allow it. It begins to hurt.
(**He is now 28 and still cannot live alone or anything...and as long as he is paying for his own foods, he can eat what he wants.)
Quoting mommasbabies77:Quoting bellaamore:Nope. We never allowed that. He has always eaten what he was given, unless he legitimately did not like it. If he doesn't want to eat, he doesn't have to, but there are no snacks or anything until the next meal time.
He won't starve himself.
The exception to this, is sensory issues in a child. I have an autistic son that is very limited in his diet because he cannot tolerate certain textures. He will vomit and refuse to eat. A child will starve themselves if there is a problem. The Op may not have the problem but I just hate that saying "A child won't starve themselves." Nothing personal, but from my experience..this is absolutely NOT true. My son wouldn't eat anything and almost had to be put on a feeding tube.
ETA: sensory issues are not only found in autistics btw. Children can have sensory issues outside of the spectrum.
Please don't tell me that I don't know this bc I lived through it. I know another child who still will not eat and he is on a tube and will be for the rest of his life due to the issues.
It's great that offering the foods worked for your brother but it will not work for every child. My son almost died from it and if I try to offer him the same foods as we eat, he will absolutely not eat them and we would be in the same boat.
Every child is not the same but thanks:).
Edit: he went a month and a half with 2 4 ounce bottles. It might have hurt him but he wasn't eating.
How old was your son that he was still on a bottle?
I am not saying that you don't know, but this woman did NOT say that her son had sensory issues. I was answering HER in my first post, and you scaringher to death by thinking her baby, who has no issues like hat, is going to starve himself is NOT going to help.
**ETA: If three pounds in a MONTH is a HUUGE deal with your kid, he obviously was severely underweight to begin with, or was too young to even be DEMANDINF certain foods, especially table foods.
MOST kids that have no issues like that, even kids with sensory issues and autism, WON'T starve themselves...and for MOST kids, three pounds in a month isn't even a big enough deal...UNLESS, like I said, they are already severely underweight or have other issues.
Quoting mommasbabies77:
Ummm. You are wrong. Your brother may not starve himself. My son went a month with little more than a 4 ounce bottle every weeks(if I were lucky). He lost almost 3 pounds and was in the hospital for two weeks because of failure to thrive issues. He will starve himself because my son did!
Please don't tell me that I don't know this bc I lived through it. I know another child who still will not eat and he is on a tube and will be for the rest of his life due to the issues.
It's great that offering the foods worked for your brother but it will not work for every child. My son almost died from it and if I try to offer him the same foods as we eat, he will absolutely not eat them and we would be in the same boat.
Every child is not the same but thanks:).
I only added what I said bc you made it sound like it wasn't possible. Let me make it clear though. A typical child with no problems will not starve themselves and if the op's dd is eating, she is obviously not starving herself.
Going through a phase doesn't constitute sensory issues. Better?
Oh and I'm on my phone. The buttons are small and I meant to click 6 pounds. Didn't realize I click 3. And, he was severely dehydrated.
My son is 3 1\2 and will starve himself if I don't provide the foods he wants .. he will go days .. I am not willing to make him do that so I provide the things he wants .. and I still give him snacks even if he doesn't want his meal .. I give him the food he desires when he desires it .. and to the OP .. I would give her what she wants .. this too will pass and instead of making everyone miserable in the mean time .. I also think that it shows them that mom really will do whatever it takes to care for them .. jmo
All 3 of mine did and sometimes still do. I don't see anything wrong with it...if it gets to the point where you don't think she's getting enough nutrition, just make sure she takes her vitamins.
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