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This week we now have three questions that cowl a mixture of widespread points to assist offer you sensible data you’ll be able to put into motion and likewise, extra typically, to assist calm nervousness about feeding children.
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“My 5 12 months outdated son out of the blue appears to have determined he doesn’t like an extended checklist of meals he used to like. Berries, yogurt, any type of hen aside from nuggets, every kind of pizza…all out now. I didn’t see this coming and I’m unsure what to do about it!” —Mandy
That is such a typical (and irritating) state of affairs. It typically occurs across the 14-19 month mark, when development in toddlers sometimes slows as in comparison with the extra speedy development patterns seen in babyhood. Which means what can seem as pickiness and refusal to eat meals the kid used to like is just decreased starvation.
With an older kiddo, as talked about within the query, there’s typically extra occurring. The very first thing I like to recommend (and attempt to keep in mind when this occurs with my very own children) is to think about the context. Did one thing change of their routine? Is there latest sickness or a household change which may throw issues somewhat off the conventional?
If you happen to can think about issues which may be contributing stress, nervousness, or only a change in schedule or their norm, it may be somewhat simpler to empathize with a toddler who’s consuming much less predictably. (And begin to discuss by way of no matter is happening.) As a result of typically, reaching for extra dependable meals—and by “dependable” I imply how every cracker in a bag of crackers all the time tastes, whereas berries might be candy, tart, bitter, agency, or mushy relying on the berry—is definitely fairly regular.
And is just a want for extra dependable consolation.
On this scenario, and really whether or not or not you’ll be able to pinpoint a trigger or correlation, right here are some things you are able to do to assist your fear and the kid be capable of eat sufficient:
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