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4.05 (Worth a try) from 10 votes (208 Visits)

Decrease in appetite

by Marlena

(August 2006) (rank 13th)

I noticed that after my son turned on there was a big change in his appetite. One week he never eats and other weeks you can get him to stop. There was a pattern in his growth, appetite and sleep. They say this is normal in children and here

are some times when this happens to your child. Don't force feed them, they will eat when they are hungry and help you toddler enjoy eating.

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	August 2006 \| mcm

Don't forcefeed

I agree. I don't like the idea of young children or anyone for that matter being forcefed. Children have a great natural ability to eat what they need and no more. It is nice to encourage the enjoying of food.

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	4.00 (Good) \| August 2006 \| shoolacy

Yup

Never let eating become a night mare for children this can lead to many prblems!

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	4.46 (Good) \| August 2006 \| Izzy

Obesity

This is great advice to never forcefeed and especially not to make them finish after they decide to stop. Children will stop when they're full and if we tell them to finish what's on the plate, we are telling them to ignore the cues of being full. This can lead to eating problems and contribute to obesity when they get older.

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	4.00 (Good) \| August 2006 \| TheMentorMom

Appetite

Sound advice. Their bodies do know what they need. Unfortunately, we as parents don't always recognize this and start undermining the bodies natural process by telling them to finish what's on their plate.

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