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This week we’ve got three questions that cowl a mixture of widespread points to assist give you sensible info you may put into motion and in addition, extra usually, to assist calm anxiousness about feeding youngsters.
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“My 5 yr outdated son instantly appears to have determined he doesn’t like a protracted record of meals he used to like. Berries, yogurt, any sort of hen aside from nuggets, all types of pizza…all out now. I didn’t see this coming and I’m undecided what to do about it!” —Mandy
That is such a typical (and irritating) state of affairs. It usually occurs across the 14-19 month mark, when progress in toddlers sometimes slows as in comparison with the extra fast progress patterns seen in babyhood. Because of this what can seem as pickiness and refusal to eat meals the kid used to like is solely diminished starvation.
With an older kiddo, as talked about within the query, there may be usually extra occurring. The very first thing I like to recommend (and attempt to bear in mind when this occurs with my very own youngsters) is to contemplate the context. Did one thing change of their routine? Is there latest sickness or a household change which may throw issues a bit off the conventional?
When you can think about issues which may be contributing stress, anxiousness, or only a change in schedule or their norm, it may be a bit simpler to empathize with a baby who’s consuming much less predictably. (And begin to discuss by means of no matter is happening.) As a result of usually, reaching for extra dependable meals—and by “dependable” I imply how every cracker in a bag of crackers at all times tastes, whereas berries may be candy, tart, bitter, agency, or mushy relying on the berry—is definitely fairly regular.
And is solely a need for extra dependable consolation.
On this state of affairs, and really whether or not or not you may pinpoint a trigger or correlation, right here are some things you are able to do to assist your fear and the kid have the ability to eat sufficient:
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