What if my toddler never wants to eat?
What if my toddler never wants to eat?
user
Oh, yes, you definitely should keep trying to get him to eat!  It is good to be persistent and not take ‘no’ for an answer, and offer the toddler new choices every time he refuses to eat something.  I find that in these situations, it’s really important to reinforce the fact that it is “Mama’s job to get everyone to eat”, as opposed to it being the toddler’s job to eat.
assistant
Hmm, I think it's a team effort. Anyway, won't he get spoiled if I offer different things?
user
Well, of course if you are really going to try, the toddler should eat more than one meal per day.  So I suppose if you gave him a huge variety of different kinds of food, then yes, you could potentially ‘spoil’ him by offering him too much variety.  But, since the best thing for the child is to eat a variety of different foods and lots of different tastes, this is what the mom should try to do, so I don’t think you should let the possibility of spoiling your toddler stand in your way.
assistant
Hmm, not sure. Any other advice?
user