Bad Eaters

[Venus]

Originally posted by dudette
Is this genuinely the only thing he now eats? Wow! And what about drinks? Any way you can add something like Complan or something to his milk?

I would suggest you try the reward system ... (this idea I got long ago from someone else, so can't claim it as my own )
He is two, so he should understand it ...

firstly draw/print off a picture of something with two dots with eyes and each time he finishes food, let him colour a circle in. Then after he's done 2, reward him with something he really likes. Next time, increase it to something with three dots like a tricycle, and then once he's completed the dots, he gets the reward. etc etc.

Good luck Venus, it's very worrying when one's child doesn't eat properly - I hope you can find a solution soon!

Yes, dudette, this is the only thing he'll eat at the moment. Very occassionally, he'll have about half of those small fromage frais & he'll eat chocolate ( ). He loves his milk & I've now started diluting it during the day. He'll not drink much else, although I do always have water & juice available for him. If he's been a couple of days without eating much, I do sneak a bit of baby porridge into his milk, but I've been advised by the nursery nurse to avoid doing that too much as it reinforces his dependancy on the milk for food.

I have introduced a reward chart with stickers but it's not having much effect yet. I suspect that he's a little bit too young to fully appreciate stickers just yet. However, your version is a bit different & worth a try! Thanks for your advice.