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My child won't eat dinner! Should I be offended? LOL! I mean, is my cooking that bad? He will nibble on the food and start playing with it. Next thing I know, it's on the floor and the dog is eating it, or Desi is sneaking the edibles under the tray of his high chair. Chris and I will tell him to eat and he turns his nose up and says a big "NO." We never had this problem with him before, so I don't know why he is not interested in eating all of a sudden.

I am starting to worry a bit because I don't think he is getting all the nutrients he needs. However, a friend of mine told me that when her son was around Desi's age, she had the same issue with him. Her doctor told her not to worry. He told her that if she could get him to have a teaspoon of food per his age (2 teaspoons for a 2 year old), he will get all the nutrients he needs. I will try that, but, first, how am I going to get him to open up and eat the food? He's a pretty stubborn one. He got that from me and his daddy honestly. My mother has suggested that I cut veggies really small (so that he can not see them) and mix it in his food. I am going to try that as well.

Anyway, I feel like I need to set up a doctor's appointment for him because I noticed that he has some dark circles under his eyes. I'm afraid that means he is not getting enough nutrients. I just want him to eat his dinner. He doesn't have a problem eating breakfast and lunch and snacks, but we are wrestling with him at dinner time. I'm losing a grip on this thing. This is definitely a struggle for this new mother! Should I really be worried or will he be okay (seasoned mother's insert comment here. LOL)?

Night Night!

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  1. UnknownFebruary 9, 2013 at 7:07 AM

    Hey baby cuz don't worry he's cuzin is the same you just have to get creative. Tink skips dinner sometimes to but her doc said when she's hungry she will tell you just make sure he getting lots of fluid n when he eats give him the good stuff.

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  2. AishaFebruary 9, 2013 at 9:09 AM

    Thank you cuz! I really miss you by the way. Yeah, I'm definitely gonna need to tap into to my creative side.

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  3. TykeyahFebruary 10, 2013 at 8:42 PM

    Try to get him to eat small portions at a time and let him know dinner won't be over until you get what you want out of him which is a small bite of this and that. Explain to him how important it is to have the proper amount of food. Then over time increase the amount of food you want him to eat.

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    1. AishaFebruary 12, 2013 at 7:58 PM

      Thank you Tykeyah! We do that, but he is one stubborn little guy. All he does is fight us. We gotta find a way to get some control back at dinner time. The more and more we try to get him to eat, the more frustrating it gets.

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