Have a 3-year boy who refuses sometimes to eat.He weighs12 kilos only.I'm really worried.What can I do with h?!
Question: have a 3-year boy who refuses sometimes to eat.He weighs12 kilos only.I'm really worried.What can I do with h.?
He is very active.Health Question & Answer
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12 kilos= 26.4 pounds. That's about the 4th percentile for his age, so a bit on the small side.
If he is healthy otherwise (if he's very active, he's healthy) then you shouldn't worry. Children will not starve themselves. Just make sure he has access to food he likes, but don't try to force him to eat.
I'd suggest you take him to the pediatrician for a checkup, just to be certain there isn't a problem going on. Health Question & Answer
If he is healthy otherwise (if he's very active, he's healthy) then you shouldn't worry. Children will not starve themselves. Just make sure he has access to food he likes, but don't try to force him to eat.
I'd suggest you take him to the pediatrician for a checkup, just to be certain there isn't a problem going on. Health Question & Answer
My daughter went through something similar at that age, we had months of her eating very little, our doctor gave us the way out.
He told us to get her to eat something, it doesn't matter what at this point, sweets, cakes, ice-cream, bread and Jam, anything is better than nothing.
We started off with a couple of things she would eat in very small quantities, we asked her what she wanted and gave her lots of choice.
She soon came bored, moved onto to small amounts of other things and eventually got her onto a breakfast cereal with milk, it was literally like going back to her starting to eat solid as a baby
.
The next move was baked beans which is a brilliant food to have as it gives the body a good range of things it needs.
See if you can get him to have the 'cheewy sweet' type vitamin tablets.
Then she had a few more things, and more, etc and a year later is was if it had never happened.
She's 9 years old now and eats just about everything, she likes loads of fruit and veg, curries, fish, in fact a much wider range of food than i did at that age.
I think the worse thing you can do is force her, ask him what he likes and take him shopping to the supermarket with you.
I'm sure things will work themselves out, i've heard about this so many times from friends and my daughter is proof there is light at the end of the tunnel.
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He told us to get her to eat something, it doesn't matter what at this point, sweets, cakes, ice-cream, bread and Jam, anything is better than nothing.
We started off with a couple of things she would eat in very small quantities, we asked her what she wanted and gave her lots of choice.
She soon came bored, moved onto to small amounts of other things and eventually got her onto a breakfast cereal with milk, it was literally like going back to her starting to eat solid as a baby
.
The next move was baked beans which is a brilliant food to have as it gives the body a good range of things it needs.
See if you can get him to have the 'cheewy sweet' type vitamin tablets.
Then she had a few more things, and more, etc and a year later is was if it had never happened.
She's 9 years old now and eats just about everything, she likes loads of fruit and veg, curries, fish, in fact a much wider range of food than i did at that age.
I think the worse thing you can do is force her, ask him what he likes and take him shopping to the supermarket with you.
I'm sure things will work themselves out, i've heard about this so many times from friends and my daughter is proof there is light at the end of the tunnel.
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When you say he refuses to eat, do you mean he eats nothing at all.? If he eats nothing, then you should see your doctor. But if he doesn't eat much or is very fussy, then that is quite normal. The usual advice is to keep offering different foods and to not get stressed - otherwise refusing to eat becomes a means of getting your attention. If he doesn't eat, then try and ignore it, and make a fuss when he does eat well. If he is hungry he will eat. Don't let him snack on sweets and crisps etc between meals, so that the food he does have is good stuff. Is he tall.? 12kg is ok if he is quite small for his age, but otherwise it is quite low, but if you are thin too then it could just be genetic. Health Question & Answer
First and foremost, you must take him to the physician. If he turns out to be medically stable, give him supplemental drinks to boost his caloric intake. Kids like these because they tast like milkshakes. However, he may have a metabolic disorder that is fooling his body into believing he is not hungry. 12 kilos is small for a 3-year old.Health Question & Answer
your son is just under the average weight but to be more precise you should check his BMI (body mass index)
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/healthyw...
this is a good link, it tells you the BMI of your son and comapres it to how other kids in his gender and age are, what his weight should be and how to achieve/maintain the ideal healthy weight for your child
you would need to enter the height, weight, age and gender of ur child
if u see this as a problem that is still going on for a while, you should either see a doctor or nutritionist for professional advice....
do you know the reasons behind him not eating.?.? if he's not liking the food, try making food he likes/eat with him/make it fun!! you could also give him vitamins so he wont suffer from vitamin difficiency
and its perfectly normal and wonderful that he is active....all 3 year olds are!!
hope this was helpful :)Health Question & Answer
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/healthyw...
this is a good link, it tells you the BMI of your son and comapres it to how other kids in his gender and age are, what his weight should be and how to achieve/maintain the ideal healthy weight for your child
you would need to enter the height, weight, age and gender of ur child
if u see this as a problem that is still going on for a while, you should either see a doctor or nutritionist for professional advice....
do you know the reasons behind him not eating.?.? if he's not liking the food, try making food he likes/eat with him/make it fun!! you could also give him vitamins so he wont suffer from vitamin difficiency
and its perfectly normal and wonderful that he is active....all 3 year olds are!!
hope this was helpful :)Health Question & Answer
My little boy went through a phase of not eating at around the same age. He went for 3 weeks without eating. The doctor said as long as he is drinking fluids, and weeing, and you say he is active, not to worry, he will eat when he wants to. My little boy is 6 and fine now. Dont be too worried.Health Question & Answer
there is a health drink call mona-vie and it is a natural drink made of berrys and fruits and it gives ur body the nutrients that it does not get doing the day and it is great for kids and they have one for alduts to so if u have any questions feel free to ask meHealth Question & Answer
Don't force him to eat, that's an idiotic suggestion. Is he fit, healthy and happy.? If so then don't worry.
If not then there may be an underlying medical or psychological problem which should be dealt with.Health Question & Answer
If not then there may be an underlying medical or psychological problem which should be dealt with.Health Question & Answer
Don't worry about it. No child has EVER deliberately starved itself to death. Your son will eat when he needs to.Health Question & Answer
maybe if he is active ou can tell him that he can't play until his food is all gone. It always used to work when I was littleHealth Question & Answer
Force him to eatHealth Question & Answer
can you convert that to pounds.?.?.?Health Question & Answer