Hi

I don't know if this subject has been covered, but here goes.

My son just turned 2, besides having to deal with the terrible 2's ( ), we are struggling to get him to eat or even try to eat other kind of solids. All he eats from me is the Purity meals, at creche he eats veggies (pumpkim, mash, etc) and they say he eats the bread they give. Breakfast, no problem, yoghurt is the one thing we can't be without in the house, cause he will always have one after supper as well as a bottle of Nido at bedtime.

But as much as I try to convince myself that I shouldn't worry, because he is at least eating, I do worry that he doesn't even want to explore other foods at home. Even with the purity, sometimes he tends to gather the meat in his mouth and wipe it out every few minutes. I do feel like I'm not paying more attention to this, but by the time one gets back from work, the last thing one wants to do is fight about food. Oh and of course, he does know what is the nice stuff which he eats with no problem.

Can anyone give some advise as to what I should........

thanks

i'm still not having any luck with this subject. last night he refused completely and it was only mash potatoes and butternut. I don't know what to do try next?

Go read this: http://www.health24.com/...ticles/15-1871,58316.asp

Take turns. He can have yogurt if he eats his rice, or he can have fish if he eats the noodles. I even put the food like a face on the plate and we play the game of we are eathing the eyes, then the mouth, etc. Or like a house, we first eat the left window, then the door, etc. Make mealtime funtime.

It also helps if the family sit together at the table to eat and not in front of the TV. I made the rule that you can't watch tv unless you're plate is empty, and I stick to it. One night we sat more than an hour at the table with tears flowing. The next evening it went without a hitch. I also see how the kids enjoy the social side of the meal at the table, because now they can share what happened during the day. We also have the rule that everybody stay at the table until everybody has finished eating. The kids encourage each other to eat.