My son won't eat!!!?

When I went vegan in the spring, my four your old asked to do the same. Since eating a vegan diet can be very healthy, I agreed. He was awesome at first, eating everything I ate, but lately he has gotten very picky. He likes veggie burgers and veggie corn dogs and loves Mexican dishes with refried beans. But he won't touch hardly anything else!!! Even fruits and vegetables he always loved before. I have tried grounding him from TV, I have tried saving his dinner and giving it to him at breakfast, even taking away sweets. Nothing changes this. My husband is a fast food junkie and is using this as "a good reason" to make Andrew eat meat again... Is there anyway to make him eat before my husband wins the fight and teaches my son bad eating habits??

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Your son is probably in his learning growth spurt where everything looks more interesting than eating! Some go through this at 2,3 or 4. If he is in pre-k he may be experiencing some stress also. If you will just ignore his lack of variety for a while he will start back on his own. Just remember to serve him exactly what you prepare for meals, hubby too! There should not be the division between you and hubby for the child to have to decide upon or use as leverage when he wants to rebel or control. Yes he is learning and testing his limitations in control so you must be strict and make sure he learns that his parents are in control and are partners that agree on everthing-rules and consequences! You could have a night where you allow the family to have junk food but eat well-balanced meals the rest of the week. You can also allow the family to choose where to eat out maybe once or twice a month. That way he will see both sides and be able to make his choice better when older. Just don't do sweets other than fruit or dairy products. Make a cake once a month for a special treat. My generation did not grow up with candy and snacks all the time. My mom made a cake or cobbler about 2 times a month but we never asked for sweets.Try to talk with your husband about agreement on food, chores,homework, manners, and set the consequences of not following the rules. It will train your son to know what is expected of him every day of his life and to know taht if he chooses to go against the rules that he knows exactly what the punishment will be. He will learn responsibility and how to make good decisions with this method! As he gets older the responsiblity and consequences also grow to suit each age. Best wishes with your family's future!

Make him feel bad..."people in 3rd world countries dont have what u have etc"

"you dont eat right u will be short"

sometimes kids live on mac and cheese or just hot dogs for days or weeks at a time. they won't starve themselves. just be patient and it will change. i went thru a period with my child only eating chicken nuggest. morning noon and night. i saw a show on dr. phil about this and he says that it's normal for kids to do this

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