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Why some children refuse to eat is a mystery! Many, many parents have struggled with this problem, so you are not alone!

First of all, never make food a power struggle. A young child will often pick up your worry about food and use it as a way to manipulate you or to get a reaction from you. Keep calm.

Offer her a variety of foods in tiny portions. But don't force her to eat. If you take all of the emotion out of your meal offerings, she will not use food as a way to control. Put out several vegetables, fruit, meat, etc., and let her choose which ones to eat. If you vary her options over the course of a week, she will get a variety of foods.

Keep portions small so that she doesn't feel overwhelmed and then offer her seconds if she wants more.

Things to consider: a baby grows very quickly in the first year, but then her growth slows down a bit and she may not eat as much. This is normal.

A child also models her eating habits on yours. If Mom and Dad both eat a wide variety of foods, she will do so as well.

Remember, your job is to decide what to offer her and what kind of food to make available and when it is offered. Her job is to decide how much of each food to eat.

Sometimes a food needs to be offered about 17 times before a child will eat it!

The more she can become involved in preparing the food, the more likely she is to want to eat it.

I hope you find this helpful. Sometimes children go through these temporary food jags, but they eventually get over it. Keep confident. Food is fuel. She will eventually eat what she needs.

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