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Offer your child food that is tasty and looks good, and offer the right amount. A good rule of thumb is to offer 1 tablespoon of each kind of food for each year of your child's age. If your child is still hungry, you can serve more. Don't force your child to clean his or her plate. Once he or she is no longer hungry, your child should be allowed to stop eating.

Try not to bribe your child to eat (such as offering dessert as a reward). Threats or punishments aren't good ideas, either. If your child doesn't want to eat, accept his or her refusal. Even though you may be concerned, don't show your child that you are upset by this refusal to eat. If your child is seeking attention, your disapproval fills that need, and he or she may try to gain your attention in the same way another time.

Children will take their own time to practice themselves to eat on their own. When your daughter is 2.5 yrs, put her in play school. On seeing other kids, she will start eating by herself. So don't worry about not eating by herself. I have 2 kids and one started eating all by himself at 1 yr itself but the other started only by 3.5yr after joining school.

As Dhanvi suggested, give tasty food that your child likes to eat - be it a junk food to begin with. Try giving many finger foods, colorful ones. I mix jam or ketchup with idly batter and make small idlies in diff color. So these things work. Be innovative in preparing the food. All the best

If mealtimes are pleasant, your child may begin to look forward to eating with other family members. Try to avoid arguments during mealtime. Explain to your child how good it is to eat together and ask him or her to stay at the table until everyone has eaten. It may be helpful if family members always use the same seats at the table. Be sure you don't expect manners that are too difficult for your child. For example, don't expect a child who is 3 years old to eat with the proper utensil. For many children, a spoon is much easier to handle than a fork.

Good points, thx

Don't force the kid to have food. Sometimes you have to ignore the child and just have it by yourself. Upon seeing you eat they will gradually come to you for food.

Also, try and make the baby sit with you when you are having your meals, that way the baby would love to have food. They enjoy eating in your company.

i will give u 1 suggetion is first u should stop to give milk.why that milk does not digest quickly. so she may feels hungry.after that u give a little quantity food of mixed veg.u try this receipe 2tblsp rice and half of veg what ever u like mixe it and cook in rice cooker.after mash it well with wooden spoon so it looks like porridge.add little bit salt and ghee.i hope it will help u.good luck.

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