My son is a fussy eater

I have a 6 year old boy and 7 year old girl who are exactly opposite when it comes to food. She is a very fussy eater while my son isn't. She don't eat veges that much. I usually garnish my food so that my kids will be attracted to it. She loves to help me decorate which I really appreciate. I do think those shaoe cutting can help motivate the kid to eat. ;-)

My daughter is not a fussy eater at all. Now my son, 28, is a fussy eater. He dislikes chicken very much. Does not like any type of pasta dish either. He was a pain to feed as a child. I have a 7 year old grandson whom is autistic and a very fussy eater. He is a problem for my daughter. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~

I have some that are and some that aren't. I found at that age that they just don't want to slow down long enough to eat. I took a cookie sheet and filled it with various things like carrot sticks, cheerios, ranch dressing, french fries, etc. And I would leave it on the table for them to munch on through out the day. It worked really well. Good Luck!

Hello maximax. When my son was very young, he was also a fussy eater. He didn't like to eat vegetables very much. But as he grows up, he has changed a lot, not so fussy as he used to be. Time will change a child in his eating habit, I think.

No particular suggestions. A thought does occur though, to get your son to eat a wider range of food at this stage will probably require some hard work, it is difficult to see an easy solution to this, because as with anything else, long-held habits, the longer they are held, so the more difficult they are to break. In light of this, I think to be tenacious, would be a good quality to focus on! Kinda cruel to be kind - he certainly won't be thanking you in the short-term. On the other hand, the long-term benefits will certainly outweigh a few temper tantrums or whatever!

I was a fussy eater some time back but I left all of it once I started working out.. Once you become health concious then you eventually dont stuff in lot of these..

my daughter is also a fussy eater.when i shared this concern of mine with mylot,my mylot friends told me to be patient and that this fussiness was just a phase.

I just responded to a simular discussion http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1809366.aspx A few different views there! My daughter was just the oppisite I couldn't get her to eat any thing BUT fruits and veggies!! I always offered her the foods that she didn't like. For instance I would make chicken for dinner and cut a bite size off mine and cut it really small for her and put it on her plate. She would put it in her mouth then spit it out lol she really didn't like meat!! She will be 2 in a few days. She just in the last month started eating the meat. She is still very picky about which meat she eats but at least she isn't spitting it out any more. I just kept trying and trying by putting just a little bit on her plate every time. It was always offered and up to her to eat it or not.

I don't have a son, but my husband and my brother are fussy eaters. So I put fruits and veggies into things they will eat. Like carrot cake has carrots. Meat loaf, I try to put different veggies into. Jello my husband and brother will eat different things in. Cream my brother will, but my husband hates cream. Lasagna is great for sneaking food in. So fruits into the cream and berries. Studies have shown that having a child grow his own veggies and berries increases the amount of veggies and berries they will eat. So when he is old enough, an indoor or outdoor garden, even a tiny one, is a big help. Those of us that helped my Mom in the garden and even had a few plants of our own love veggies way more than those who never helped. Also fresh veggies and berries taste way better.