about my 6 year old
my 6 year old son hardley ever eats he lives on toast or jam butties i have tried everything to make him eat im scared for him
Answers:
I have a sister in the medical field and she once told me that if everyone ate like a 5 year, (her son was 5 at the time), we would have less of a weight problem.
Kids go through phases. Her son would live on hardly anything and is still a real picky eater. But kids eat what their bodies usually tell them to. One day toast, the next fruits. He'll eat when he gets hungry.
Some questions though, how is his growth? How long has this been going on? Does he see healthy otherwise? Maybe try varying what he has, different bread, more spreads with different fruit, jelly with fruit?
(I remember my brother had a friend like that when he was young, his mother was worried. He told his friend that if he didn't eat better he wouldn't grow and could die! Well that's not the approach to take with your son, but my brother's friend's mother said he started eating!)
In the end, you can't make him eat. Sorry I'm of no help. Maybe talk to his doctor about this.
Answers:
I have a sister in the medical field and she once told me that if everyone ate like a 5 year, (her son was 5 at the time), we would have less of a weight problem.
Kids go through phases. Her son would live on hardly anything and is still a real picky eater. But kids eat what their bodies usually tell them to. One day toast, the next fruits. He'll eat when he gets hungry.
Some questions though, how is his growth? How long has this been going on? Does he see healthy otherwise? Maybe try varying what he has, different bread, more spreads with different fruit, jelly with fruit?
(I remember my brother had a friend like that when he was young, his mother was worried. He told his friend that if he didn't eat better he wouldn't grow and could die! Well that's not the approach to take with your son, but my brother's friend's mother said he started eating!)
In the end, you can't make him eat. Sorry I'm of no help. Maybe talk to his doctor about this.