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Or even those Minigo yogurts are great…..they contain cereal as well….mine would eat them constantly if you let them. All children go through stages when all they want is the same thing over and over again…….I hated the Alphagetti stage…..hehehe… Rosalinde – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > I had a niece that wouldn’t eat I told the mom try yougert, and oh man she > loved it . Then we couldn’t keep it in stock for her. Trix yougert….. > Mabey a try. > Renee >I cannot get my 14month old daughter to eat any thing other than biscuits, >fish fingers, chips, ice cream and pasta. She spits everything else out. I >have even tried to force feed with no luck. Her older sister (31/2) would >eat anything when she was her age. >Any suggestions? >Debbie
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Here, some of the ways having a second and third child differs from having your first: Your Clothes -1st baby: You begin wearing maternity clothes as soon as your OB/GYN confirms your pregnancy. -2nd baby: You wear your regular clothes for as long as possible. -3rd baby: Your maternity clothes ARE your regular clothes. The Baby’s Name -1st baby: You pore over baby-name books and practice pronouncing and writing combinations of all your favorites. -2nd baby: Someone has to name his or her kid after your great-aunt Mavis, right? It might as well be you. -3rd baby: You open a name book, close your eyes, and see where your finger points. Preparing for the Birth -1st baby: You practice your breathing religiously. -2nd baby: You don’t bother practicing because you remember that last time, breathing didn’t do a thing. -3rd baby: You ask for an epidural in your 8th month. The Layette -1st baby: You pre-wash your newborn’s clothes, color- coordinate them, and fold them neatly in the baby’s little bureau. -2nd baby: You check to make sure that the clothes are clean and discard only the ones with the darkest stains. -3rd baby: Boys can wear pink, can’t they? Worries -1st baby: At the first sign of distress–a whimper, a frown–you pick up the baby. -2nd baby: You pick the baby up when her wails threaten to wake your firstborn. -3rd baby: You teach your 3-year-old how to rewind the mechanical swing. Activities -1st baby: You take your infant to Baby Gymnastics, Baby Swing, and Baby Story Hour. -2nd baby: You take your infant to Baby Gymnastics. -3rd baby: You take your infant to the supermarket and the dry cleaner. Going Out -1st baby: The first time you leave your baby with a sitter, you call home 5 times. -2nd baby: Just before you walk out the door, you remember to leave a number where you can be reached. -3rd baby: You leave instructions for the sitter to call only if she sees blood. At Home -1st baby: You spend a good bit of every day just gazing at the baby. -2nd baby: You spend a bit of every day watching to be sure your older child isn’t squeezing, poking, or hitting the baby. -3rd baby: You spend a little bit of every day hiding from the children. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Select the text from the email and click copy. Then > paste it into the post to send here. > Marie > http://go.to/mommydowis >I have this real cute email from a friend that I want > to send to this >list….how do I do it? It’s not from the forum here, > but from my personal >address. >Rosalinde
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I had a niece that wouldn’t eat I told the mom try yougert, and oh man she loved it . Then we couldn’t keep it in stock for her. Trix yougert….. Mabey a try. Renee – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >I cannot get my 14month old daughter to eat any thing other than biscuits, >fish fingers, chips, ice cream and pasta. She spits everything else out. I >have even tried to force feed with no luck. Her older sister (31/2) would >eat anything when she was her age. >Any suggestions? >Debbie
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Hi Rosalinde, To send your "cute" personal e-mail to this news group: Use your newsreader (Netscape 4.6) to navigate to the e-mail, then click on the "forward" button (or alternatively, press Ctrl-L, or alternatively mouse click on the "Message" menu and click Forward). Click on the "To:" button and change it to a "Group:" Then type in the address: alt.parenting.solutions My 26-month old son has eaten a wider variety of foods than I expected. He didn’t get all his teeth until just recently, so feeding him to date has required a lot of food mashing (or resorting in pinches to jar food). Past few months he’s been learning to use a fork and spoon. Some foods required a half dozen exposures before he’d finally realize that he liked it. Past few months, I’ve also been encouraging him to drink from a cup… Like your girls, he definitely eats more when more active, less when less. /Scott – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > I have two of the most fussiest eaters known!! Ever since I moved and the kids > have become much busier they are eating like horses!! My boyfriend now thinks I > must have been lying about my girls not eating anything!! They clean their > plates, even foods they never liked at our other place…go figure….kids are > kids and when they are hungry will eat. > I have this real cute email from a friend that I want to send to this > list….how do I do it? It’s not from the forum here, but from my personal > address. > Rosalinde > Hi Group, > Thanks for all of your suggestions. > I realise force feeding is useless and I know that my 14mo baby girl will > not starve. I suppose I just wanted to ensure that she got the necessary > vitamins. And no, I’m not losing too much sleep over it, but it’s just > frustrating when you prepare something that you are SURE they would like and > it ends up on the floor. 
) > I guess this comes with parenting package. > Thanks again for all the brilliant feedback, I will keep all the ideas in > mind when playing waitress to my young daughter. > Regards > Deb > >I cannot get my 14month old daughter to eat any thing other than biscuits, > >fish fingers, chips, ice cream and pasta. She spits everything else out. I > >have even tried to force feed with no luck. Her older sister (31/2) would > >eat anything when she was her age. > >Any suggestions? > >Debbie
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Select the text from the email and click copy. Then paste it into the post to send here. Marie http://go.to/mommydowis
>I have this real cute email from a friend that I want to send to this >list….how do I do it? It’s not from the forum here,
but from my personal – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->address. >Rosalinde
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I have two of the most fussiest eaters known!! Ever since I moved and the kids have become much busier they are eating like horses!! My boyfriend now thinks I must have been lying about my girls not eating anything!! They clean their plates, even foods they never liked at our other place…go figure….kids are kids and when they are hungry will eat. I have this real cute email from a friend that I want to send to this list….how do I do it? It’s not from the forum here, but from my personal address. Rosalinde – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Hi Group, > Thanks for all of your suggestions. > I realise force feeding is useless and I know that my 14mo baby girl will > not starve. I suppose I just wanted to ensure that she got the necessary > vitamins. And no, I’m not losing too much sleep over it, but it’s just > frustrating when you prepare something that you are SURE they would like and > it ends up on the floor. ) > I guess this comes with parenting package. > Thanks again for all the brilliant feedback, I will keep all the ideas in > mind when playing waitress to my young daughter. > Regards > Deb >I cannot get my 14month old daughter to eat any thing other than biscuits, >fish fingers, chips, ice cream and pasta. She spits everything else out. I >have even tried to force feed with no luck. Her older sister (31/2) would >eat anything when she was her age. >Any suggestions? >Debbie
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how about a couple cubes of uncooked tofu? I would just put them on the table when my daughter was little and she’d pick one up in each hand and eat! It’s pretty tastless. have you wondered if the ice cream biased her toward more nutritious foods? I wonder this. When Sage was three months old I gave her one little bitty teeny teeny weeny taste of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream. Now she is one of the pickiest eaters I know and she has a sweet tooth that can see and smell through wrapped candy in the bottom of someone’s bag!!! – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >I cannot get my 14month old daughter to eat any thing other than biscuits, >fish fingers, chips, ice cream and pasta. She spits everything else out. I >have even tried to force feed with no luck. Her older sister (31/2) would >eat anything when she was her age. >Any suggestions? >Debbie
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Hi Group, Thanks for all of your suggestions. I realise force feeding is useless and I know that my 14mo baby girl will not starve. I suppose I just wanted to ensure that she got the necessary vitamins. And no, I’m not losing too much sleep over it, but it’s just frustrating when you prepare something that you are SURE they would like and it ends up on the floor. ) I guess this comes with parenting package. Thanks again for all the brilliant feedback, I will keep all the ideas in mind when playing waitress to my young daughter. Regards Deb – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >I cannot get my 14month old daughter to eat any thing other than biscuits, >fish fingers, chips, ice cream and pasta. She spits everything else out. I >have even tried to force feed with no luck. Her older sister (31/2) would >eat anything when she was her age. >Any suggestions? >Debbie
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My daughter has always been a fussy eater too. We’ve found she eats better if we put the food on her high chair tray then sort of walk away. She can still see us but we aren’t hovering. And we just ask "you okay?" and she either wants to get down, so we try something else, or she ignores us because she’s busy eating. I’ve found it’s best not to stress out. I certainly don’t want to make food an "issue" with my daughter. Kids won’t let themselves starve. Our pediatric dietician suggested giving her a sippy cup of Carnation Instant Breakfast with Vitamin D milk everyday to make sure she gets enough nutrients and it works as a weight gainer. She loves it. Later, Sophie mom to Charlotte (18 months) and Patrick (2 months)
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I try things over and over again, and just like the books say, eventually my toddlers decide one day that they like something and eat three bowls of it. Every once in a while I throw something on the tray that I just know they’ll hate, (because I’m eating it) like cauliflower, and they suprise me by absolutely loving it! Glynn
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I wouldn’t lose too much sleep over it. My family says I was the world’s pickiest eater and now as an adult, I’m fine. Some foods that I can think of that might go over well are: baked beans (my daughter’s favorite when she was a baby), mandarin oranges, and string cheese. Sometimes a change of scene can help, too. My children always eat well when we have a picnic in the back yard. You could also try having your 3 year old ask for something that is on your plate and when you share with her, maybe the baby will want to try, too. — Leslie
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I cannot get my 14month old daughter to eat any thing other than biscuits, > fish fingers, chips, ice cream and pasta. She spits everything else out. I > have even tried to force feed with no luck. Her older sister (31/2) would > eat anything when she was her age. > Any suggestions? > Debbie
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I think that’s a great idea – it works for me, too. When my youngest is being particularly picky, I leave the room and my oldest will "work" on her… she’s gotten her to try all sorts of new stuff. Recently she tried toasted pine nuts (a great, but expensive, treat for kids). Another thing that works is to tell my daughter, "Oh well, I suppose it’s a ‘grown-up’ taste. Someday when you’re more adult, like your mom and your sister, you’ll like it." That usually gets her to try it, because she doesn’t want to be considered a baby! Other ideas that come to mind: Keep fruits and veggies out and easily accessible – so your 14 mo is free to graze whenever he wants. I find it helps to set aside an hour or so each week, and cut up all the veggies at once, then put them in tupperware with water. If they’re already cut & ready, it’s much easier to crave them and serve them. Offer these as "treats" between meals – I always offer a veggie/fruit nibble platter when my kids are ravenous for dinner. Try mixing up a little dip to go with the veggies. Try offering items a variety of ways – i.e., cooked vs raw, cut up vs whole, mashed or pureed. A lot of people have preferences – i.e., one of my kids will eat cooked carrots but not raw; the other child is the opposite. Find what works for your child. Also, I note that your 14 mo seems to prefer finger foods. So make sure what you offer can be eaten with fingers, not a spoon. You might try cubing up your meats and some cheese, and putting toothpicks in them – kids like that. You might also try drizzling strawberries over her ice cream. Have you tried apple sauce? My kids like the kind that comes in the little mini-container because it’s so "cute." Have you tried soups? My kids are big soup eaters, and you can pack a lot of veggies into a soup. Or, cool the broth and serve in a sippy cup. My kids like tomato soup this way. Another idea – go shopping with your child for just the right utensils, plate, cup, and place mat – if he picks it out, he may be more motivated to eat. It also helps if you can enlist your child to assist you in meal preparation. Just get a step stool and supervise while your child washes all the veggies in the sink (prepare for a big wet mess). My kids will be more apt to try something they helped prepare. Encourage "taste-tests" as you cook together. Also – try giving your child healthy nibble food in a plastic snack baggie. Don’t ask me why, but my kids will eat almost anything if I serve it to them in a plastic snack baggie! Have you tried muffins? My kids love home-made muffins, particularly the mini size. I’ll make corn or blueberry or banana. I start with a prepackaged mix, but then beef it up with fresh ingredients (like a can of corn in the corn muffins, or ripe bananas and walnuts in the banana muffins – I also add wheat germ for added nutrition). Get your kids to help you make them – they can line the muffin tin. If it’s dinner foods she doesn’t seem to like, try re-serving dinner foods at lunch time and see what happens. It could be that she’s just too overtired or stressed or full to feel experimental at dinner. (Nothing wrong with offering breakfast foods, like cheerios, at dinner, btw). Also, it doesn’t hurt to let your kids experiment every now and then! Pick a night and let them "create their own" meal – get pita breads and let them design faces using olives for eyes, sprouts for hair, cucumber halves for ears, tomato for nose, green pepper slice for a smile! Be prepared for some of these ingredients to go to waste, but I assure you they will sample some of their artwork along the way. * Sent from RemarQ http://www.remarq.com The Internet’s Discussion Network * The fastest and easiest way to search and participate in Usenet – Free!
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That is an excellent idea Marion. I never thought to do that. Sue B.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Also, try getting your older daughter to give foods to the little one. She > might refuse them from Mommy, but she might do a lot to please her older > sister! > HTH > Marion——tampamom to Louis(6) and Erica(2) > "Keep your chin up….it gives the rest of your body a better chance at > fighting gravity" >I cannot get my 14month old daughter to eat any thing other than biscuits, >fish fingers, chips, ice cream and pasta. She spits everything else out. I >have even tried to force feed with no luck. Her older sister (31/2) would >eat anything when she was her age. >Any suggestions? >Debbie
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THe more you push it, the less she will eat. I have noticed that kids that age start to want some controll, and they figure out that eating is something mommy thinks is reall important, but mommy cannot MAKE them eat.. so they take controll over that one little piece. It’s one of the first steps of growing up. A child will really not starve him/herself. talk about starving .. hehehehee.. my son had this thing for a while where he did not want to go to bed.. He’d have plenty to eat at dinner time but by the time he had to go to bed he’d be yelling that he was hungry.. at first I fell for it.. then I wised up.. (he would not actually eat anything I fixed for him) He used to lay in bed yelling at the top of his lungs: "MOM… I’M SO HUNGRY!!! I’M STARVING!!!!" LOL the neighbours must have thought I never fed him! *grin* Becca
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Relax…she’ll eat eventually. The only thing she really seems to be lacking is fruits and vegetables. My 2 year old loves frozen peas and corn, in fact she won’t eat it any other way. Also, since yours likes pasta try serving it with tomato sauce, or tossing in some peas or corn. Maybe if it is mixed in with something she likes she might try it. Also, try getting your older daughter to give foods to the little one. She might refuse them from Mommy, but she might do a lot to please her older sister! HTH Marion——tampamom to Louis(6) and Erica(2) "Keep your chin up….it gives the rest of your body a better chance at fighting gravity" – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >I cannot get my 14month old daughter to eat any thing other than biscuits, >fish fingers, chips, ice cream and pasta. She spits everything else out. I >have even tried to force feed with no luck. Her older sister (31/2) would >eat anything when she was her age. >Any suggestions? >Debbie
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>I cannot get my 14month old daughter to eat any thing other than biscuits, >fish fingers, chips, ice cream and pasta. She spits everything else out. I >have even tried to force feed with no luck. Her older sister (31/2) would >eat anything when she was her age. >Any suggestions?
Keep your 14 month old away from your ravenous 3 1/2 year old? ;) Don’t worry. She’ll live. Mark Probert A vote for Pat Buchanan is a vote for America’s First Fuhrer!
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> I cannot get my 14month old daughter to eat any thing other than biscuits, > fish fingers, chips, ice cream and pasta. She spits everything else out. I > have even tried to force feed with no luck. Her older sister (31/2) would > eat anything when she was her age. > Any suggestions? > Debbie
Well, you could try electroshocking her or starving her, but that’s outre’ this year. Maybe you should stop worrying. The behaviorist approach is to reward desired behavior. So reward her with one piece of food she likes and wants for one piece of food she doesn’t like. Either she’ll learn to like the foods because she gets her favorite, or you’ll give her allergies when you push a food she’s actually biologically unsuited for!! The body often knows what it wants! Your precious kid did, why not trust a little. And give baby vitamins and stop worrying. Steve
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I remember my having the same problem with my now five year old. My sister told me to keep offering a variety of foods, even the ones she doesn’t like (like vegetables) and over time, she would accept them. At the beginning, the food ended up being thrown on the floor, but eventually, my daughter took to it. Today, at five, she is a great eater (there are foods she doesn’t like, of course, but there are many that she does like). I do the same thing now with my second daughter who is fifteen months old. She doesn’t seem to be a picky as my older daughter was, but I continue to serve up those vegetables (which I have been picking up off the floor). Good luck. Susan
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I cannot get my 14month old daughter to eat any thing other than biscuits, fish fingers, chips, ice cream and pasta. She spits everything else out. I have even tried to force feed with no luck. Her older sister (31/2) would eat anything when she was her age. Any suggestions? Debbie
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Quit worrying about it and give her a multivitamin. I wouldn’t force feed her. Just give her lots of choices- then step back and let her eat what she wants. Fruit is a big hit around here- grapes sliced in quarters, canned peaches and pears,mandarin oranges, apple sliced very thin. Good Luck! Joy > I cannot get my 14month old daughter to eat any thing other than biscuits, > fish fingers, chips, ice cream and pasta. She spits everything else out. I > have even tried to force feed with no luck. Her older sister (31/2) would > eat anything when she was her age. > Any suggestions? > Debbie
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