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My son don't want to chew his food

Discussion in 'Toddlers' started by ajuma, May 5, 2012.

  1. ajuma

    ajuma Senior IL'ite

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    Dear moms,

    My son will be 3 year old this July. Still he don't chew his food.
    He is very active boy, I m trying all the ways being very strict,sometimes make him understand with love, but still he just swallows his food.

    When I m very angry n scold him he will chew very few bites, that too very slowly slowly, then again stops.
    Because of this habit, he don't want to eat any solids like fruits apple, biscuits etc. I need to just mash with hands and feed him. He don't eat even banana also, I will mash and put in his mouth.
    I m really worried that he is not getting all nutrients, because he don't want to chew and bite the foods. His food includes milk, chapati, rice, dal, vegs, banana, egg, sometimes few bites of biscuit. Chapati I will put in dal as it becomes soft mash with hand and give.
    Many times I tried to put small pieces of chapati in his mouth, then he will cough, sometimes vomit because he will not chew it simply swallow it.
    I have tried showing him chewing food, tell him so many times to bite and chew food. Still he is continuing the same.



    Please give suggestions, I really don't know how to teach him chewing.
     
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  2. ajuma

    ajuma Senior IL'ite

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    32 views, no reply?
    Does it mean nobody facing this problem with their kid.
    My son is always under weight, now I have stopped worrying about it.
    Because he is very active boy. But I am worried about his not chewing of food issue.

    Please help me with this issue, any pediatrician the pls give some suggestions.

    Thank you.
     
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  3. AnithaPartha

    AnithaPartha IL Hall of Fame

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    Ajuma,
    Am just seeing this thread. My son is 2.5yrs old & I have the same problem too. My son is also very active & in correct weight & height. I don't have any other problem with him except this naughtyness ;)

    He has all his teeth but he is not chewing his food properly. To my wonder, he eats biscuits(parlie G, ghee & all other types), banana, small piece vada, noodles all by himself.. When it comes to rice, chapati, apples & other harder items he doesn't chew well. He gets into his mouth, keep it for sometime, once it gets wets, he gulps it...

    For his lunch, I pressure cook Rice, Dhal & all veggies and blend it & need to feed him. Otherwise, he will spit it out.. It's is because he is lazy to chew?? I have no clue.. Planning to check with his doctor during his next visit.. We even thought okay fine, he is just turning 2.5yrs,. So, not worrying much., By seeing your thread & no response, I thought to share a similar problem which we're going through.

    My advice, never ever force him. He will never learn. Try slowly.. He will chew properly..

    Good luck with your son!!!
     
  4. Nakshatraa

    Nakshatraa Silver IL'ite

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    Hi ladies,
    Count me in too....
    My daughter will be 3 yrs in another few days time.
    Still she does not chew her food properly.
    Madam can eat other things like chips, cookies, chocolate, etc on her own with no coaxing...:spin
    But, when it comes to food items like rice, chappati, dosa, etc, she'll keep them inside her mouth for ages ....:rant
    Then , when she is bored, she'll spit them out .
    When she was 2.5 yrs old, she'll fell very sick due to her weak health .
    From then on, everyday, I boil few veges , mash them with dal & give it like soup with ghee & salt.
    I really don't understand, when she can eat well on her own.

    regards,
     
  5. jignasha27

    jignasha27 Bronze IL'ite

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    Ok ladies count us (me and my son) in. since two days i was so much worried and thinking of posting a thread here about this. but by seeing that am not alone and my son is just 22 months old am relieved atleast 50%. even my son is always underweight but my god the way he is active and naughty,brings me headache by the evening. he understand everything i say except the word "nooooo". the more i say more he does and calls me and shows look mummy what i did. even i eat everyhting with texture like khichdi/pudding. roti i either soak in milk or daal. i add veggies in rice and daal. if i pour less daal he keeps bite in his mouth for 1 minute and then gags and spit out. thats it if this happens in middle of his meal he wont eat anything further. even this he eats in front of laptop. and now a days am giving 2 cups and water to play so that i can feed him. i have seen kids of his age eating everything. even whole dried nuts. he dont even drink milk properly.

    @anitha
    please update here what your doctor says regarding eating habit. because my doctor always says thats ok. keep trying. offer different kinds of food....... yesterday i was fighting with my husband that please send both of us to india because i cant handle this stress anymore. i get so frustrated when he dont eat his meal. and then am even beating him. i feel like am a bad mom.

    how do you all manage to control your anger and frustration when they dont eat or they do any mischief.
     
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    Hi friends..
    Add another one genius (my son) 2.4 yrs old in your list.I have two kid till my second pregnancy he likes to eat food by himself.But after my pregnancy he doesnt like to take any food.He chew chew chew......till everyone get bored of feeding him,atlast he spit it up and throw at anybody .Second baby is 7 months old, but by now he changed (not overall,somewhat ok) chew biscuits,chocolates,packed items(lays,bingo,cheetos....but i dont prefer such things).He not even chew well cooked rice,sometimes i grind in mixer and given to him still he won't.He s not underweight.He is active.Ped said that he is active and not underweight so leave him as it is.But in any function (like marriage any other temple festival) every relation ask me why he keeps food in mouth ask him to eat,at that time me and my DH feel worried.

    Wat i av to do??????? how he change his habit????????.But one thing i forget to told u all ,he lke all fruits without avoid anything,thats y he s n correct weight i think so.
     
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  7. ajuma

    ajuma Senior IL'ite

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    Dear all moms,

    Thank you very much for all your reply.
    It gives me some hope that I am not alone facing the problem.
    Our pediatrician when asked about this he said some kids are like that.
    Some will start from 4 years. He did not bother much. I m not sure.

    He eats biscuits, but no banana, chips, apple he don't want to eat hard food.
    He is hyper active boy, I always think from where he s getting that energy.
    He understands everything what I tell, speak. I wonder why he dont chew when I ask him chew.

    This issue has become big, after some time he start his school. I worry how he will manage. Now he goes to play school.

    Any suggestions welcome. It really help me n my son.

    Thank you.


    Pls any suggestions welcome, to teach him chewing.

    My brother,s son who is 1 year younger eat all types of food. He puts everything in mouth.
     
  8. jignasha27

    jignasha27 Bronze IL'ite

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    Ajuma,

    i can understand how much worried you are by reading your message. but your pediatrician was right. some kids are like that. and finally i have decided that my son is also like that. and i cant leave him without eating. so i feed him in what ever way he wants. atleast by doing this he is on boarder line of his weight chart. so first offer him hard food. and then at the end if he dont eat give him regularly what he eats. this is what i do. by this they might learn to eat and maintain their weight. am surprised that am giving you advice but i know how it feels when we see someone answered our queries. and your son is much elder than mine so your worries are more than mine.

    and regarding school i will give one example. my co-sisters(DH's bhabhi) daughter was fussy eater. yes its our "khandaani" problem. her son was like that and then her daughter followed by my son..... they were fussy but they used to chew food. it used to take hours to feed them. now daughter is 7 and son is 13. ok so when her daughter started school for the first six months she used to bring her lunch box back full as it is. then her mom informed her teacher. so from then teacher made sure that some students inform her if she dont finish her lunch. slowly she started eating. first she used to take only maggie or bread or puri but graudually she improved even at home. so dont worry when he goes to school he will improve slowly. make sure when he comes back you feed him properly. dont worry. lots of hugs. take care. good luck. :)
     
  9. Sweetgirl123

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    Hmm, the fact that he does not eat any hard food at all, would make me suspect it may be physical problem. Just have dentist, and perhaps a second doctor who is specialised in mouth and throat problems have a look at him. If all is fine, its good. If they see a problem,then they will solve it hopefully.
    Otherwise i remember after my kid turned one, i cooked much peas because they are very soft vegetable and there was no problem with that, so you could try that as well.also i made a carrot halwa with china grass. I dont remember exactly how but something like prepare two carrots. Take pot with a little ghee and put carrots in for a few minutes. Then add two tablespoon water, cinnamon, a bit sugar i think as well. Let simmmer until carrots so soft you can puree then. Prepare china grass and then add to pureed carrot mix and then put in bowl and put in refrigerator over night. Some thing like that. It looks like yellow and its constistency the same. Maybe you want try that as well.
    Also you can make small pizzas with your kids and let them choose one and decorate it themselves. Perhaps then he might want bite his very own pizza. Usually they enjoy that.
    Also my cousins didnt like eating vegetables, so my grandmother served meal as a funny face and the vegetables were the hair of the head. You say look this is nice person on your plate just act serious and say dont dare eat it. You cant eat poor guys eyes or hair. If they eat act shocked. Oh nooo! The kids find it funny and will eat to get reaction. Of course they know its not serious but a play. Or you can do a volcano experiment in the morning and later serve the volcano as a food. (Put cup on plate pile rice around,shape it,remove cup.)With curry or other souce as lava. Otherwise its normal that toddlers refuse to eat a certain vegtable and if so just let be. In a few months they might eat that certain one again and refuse another. Also just ban laptops and tv at dinner time. Instead tell them fun stories about the food.
     
  10. puspita

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    Hi dear

    My son was not chewing his food upto 3 n half yrs....His food routine was milk+biscuit, rice+dal+veg OR khichdi, suzi/Upma, chapati+milk.....then slowly he started chewing chips etc...to my wonder when he started school, he could eat food like puri/idli by his own...that time he was almost 4....I never forced him...So i think age also matters...

    Now he is 5, still he does nt chew his eve food...I usually give Oats/Suzi....

    Its not a matter to worry....kids will learn slowly....
     

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