Just When I Thought I Had Heard It All.....

[daycare]

So for the last two months I have been having eating issues with one of my DCK. Kid had been with me since dec. and there has always been eating issues.

the parents have taken child to the doc to see if anything is wrong and etc. Nope not a thing so they say.

The last two weeks the kid has been refusing to eat anything while in my care. At first it was milk being consumed only and now its nothing. I talked to the parents about it, but they are not concerned. The child looks to me as though they are losing weight.


As soon as I get kid to sit at the table the scream starts. this has been going on for almost three weeks and I just can;t take it. Ok get down from the table, go play. All of the other kids are very upset by it too, so it does not make sense to me to let the kid just sit there and scream...... Oh yeah, I have tried every game in the book to get this kid to eat....EVERYTHING is a fail.

I call DCM has *** eaten anything this morning, DCM says, well we can't get kid to eat and we are desperate, so we have been letting DCK eat cookies, crackers and candy. We just can't get him to eat anything else....


OMG HHHHMMMMMM really?? Well I wonder why he won't eat anything else, you keep giving him candy...

So here I go again with having to deal with the all day screaming at every meal time because the kid is holding out for CANDY and COOKIES???? UGH

I wanna beat my head up the wall...

[EntropyControlSpecialist]

That child must be feeling very fragile emotionally. I can't imagine riding all those highs and lows consuming sugary treats only ...

[AmyLeigh]

That child must be feeling very fragile emotionally. I can't imagine riding all those highs and lows consuming sugary treats only ...

Agreed. DS gets moody when his blood sugar drops and he eats a very balanced diet. He gets it from his mother. Can't imagine how the child is feeling. Poor baby.

[itlw8]

I had a child once he ate here until he spent a summer with grandma

but at home they would let him leave the table and play the video goam he and his brother had been playing... so he won. he did not have to eat, he got the game away from his brother AND at 8 his tummy would growl so mom would gt him some pudding or a popsicle

I saw him recently and at 17 his grandma says he only eats junk food and chicken nuggets ant stays up to all hours playing video games and misses school.

[daycare]

I just wish I knew what I could do to help this little guy learn to eat and grow up to be strong and healthy.. Lately, I feel like I am almost to tears about it. The screaming won't stop, it is upsetting to my whole group.

My husband wants to let the kid go, because he can't take it when he is home.

[Kaddidle Care]

Next time he screams loudly take a look at his tonsils. Sometimes an eating disorder develops when the child refuses to eat because it hurts. He may be willing to withstand the discomfort for especially tasty treats but nothing else.

My friend's nephew has Downs Syndrome and refused to eat solid foods. He survived on Yogurt, cream cheese sandwiches and sprite. Every time he had a throat infection his mother would ask the Pediatrician "aren't his tonsils unusually large?" and they would reply that they were swollen due to the infection.

FINALLY she brought him to an ENT. The first time the Dr. looked at his throat he asked, "Does he have trouble eating solid foods?" Ugh! Unfortunately the years of discomfort created the eating disorder. Since his tonsils are now removed, he is trying other things little by little. He is now in his 20's.

While this child may just be spoiled, it is a thought that it may be something physical.

[daycare]

Next time he screams loudly take a look at his tonsils. Sometimes an eating disorder develops when the child refuses to eat because it hurts. He may be willing to withstand the discomfort for especially tasty treats but nothing else.

My friend's nephew has Downs Syndrome and refused to eat solid foods. He survived on Yogurt, cream cheese sandwiches and sprite. Every time he had a throat infection his mother would ask the Pediatrician "aren't his tonsils unusually large?" and they would reply that they were swollen due to the infection.

FINALLY she brought him to an ENT. The first time the Dr. looked at his throat he asked, "Does he have trouble eating solid foods?" Ugh! Unfortunately the years of discomfort created the eating disorder. Since his tonsils are now removed, he is trying other things little by little. He is now in his 20's.

While this child may just be spoiled, it is a thought that it may be something physical.

they did take him to ENT they found nothing...

I think it has to do with the parents caving in instead of practicing a little bit of tuff love and trying to continue to offer healthy choices.....

[Kaddidle Care]

How old is the child?

[daycare]

How old is the child?

two at the end of this month

[safechner]

That is not so good! I feel in strong that he is just spoiled! I think he is trying to get you or his parents attention that he won't eat anything because he knew someone will give in and give him some candy or cookies. That is win-win situation.

I wouldn't give him anything junk foods to him at all but I think I have a good idea. I am not sure if he will drink anything in your house. If so, I would mix some veggies or fruits in yogurt (it makes look like chocolate) that he might will drink. It will make him feel full.


My oldest daughter wouldn't eat anything or drink at school but she does eat and drink a lot at home. My daughter's teacher had concerned about that but I told her not to worry because she would eat anything at home.

Your husband is right if he refused to change anything or screamed all day no matter what then it is time for let him go.

[daycare]

That is not so good! I feel in strong that he is just spoiled! I think he is trying to get you or his parents attention that he won't eat anything because he knew someone will give in and give him some candy or cookies. That is win-win situation.

I wouldn't give him anything junk foods to him at all but I think I have a good idea. I am not sure if he will drink anything in your house. If so, I would mix some veggies or fruits in yogurt (it makes look like chocolate) that he might will drink. It will make him feel full.


My oldest daughter wouldn't eat anything or drink at school but she does eat and drink a lot at home. My daughter's teacher had concerned about that but I told her not to worry because she would eat anything at home.

Your husband is right if he refused to change anything or screamed all day no matter what then it is time for let him go.

the only issue is that I am on the food program so I can;t offer different food....Maybe I can blend in some stuff in his yogurt like you said. That is a great idea. I can make it super sweet with natural fruits...

I am soooooooooooooo desperate to help this little one......

[safechner]

the only issue is that I am on the food program so I can;t offer different food....Maybe I can blend in some stuff in his yogurt like you said. That is a great idea. I can make it super sweet with natural fruits...

I am soooooooooooooo desperate to help this little one......

Sounds great! You can also make smoothies if possible. I do give some of my smoothies (chocolate, banana, peanut butter) to my daycare girls and they love it!

[daycare]

I can give it, but I just can't count it as a meal served....At this point I would rather ask the parents to take the child off of the food program so that I can serve what I need to so that the kid will eat.

[texascare]

I think it has to do with the parents caving in instead of practicing a little bit of tuff love and trying to continue to offer healthy choices.....[/QUOTE]

Amen! It is too easy for parents to give in rahter than hear their child fuss or cry it out. That is what make our job hard. I would not give in. If you start giving in at a young age and don't say no then they expect it the rest of their lives. This is horrible for his nutrition and development! Trust me. If he gets hungy enough he will eat!

[momma2girls]

I would never agree to only give him junk food and sugared treats!! If this went on and on, with them crying for junk food- I would sit down with parents and say, we have to work together on this one- they will eat if they are hungry, and only be giving him the food you set on the table for everyone else!! If this doesn't work, I would say, it is not a good fit here at daycare.