My 7 year old son refuses to eat anything with vegetables or fruit in it.?
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Sounds like either your kid has horriffic allergy problems or is suffering from spoiled brat syndrome... or one other, much worse possibility.  If it's the former, your doctor should be more careful about testing kids.  If allergies are the case, then your child should have more than an emotional response to eating vegetable, like breaking out in hives or pain.\n\nIf not allergies and your discription is correct, please watch Nanny 911.  You child may be spoiled because you cave in to his demands.  At some point, almost every child engages in a battle of wills with their parents for household control.  If the parents win, peace.  If the child wins, hell on earth.  Spoil the child, ruin his life.  If you care, you must win through persistence and patience (these will be repeatedly tested!!) in order for your child to function in a society.  Otherwise, expect to visit your kid in jail or a homeless shelter later (or support them until you die).  More immediately, a spoiled child may suffer from obesity and severe constipation if you both continue on this path (not to mention your own headaches!).\n\nNow the really dark stuff.  Has your child been molested or otherwise abused?  If this sort of acting out is not characteristic of your child, then you might want to (carefully, not giving the kid any great ideas about how to make your life more miserable in the battle for household control) check this out - particularly if a spouse or another significant other spends a great deal of alone time with the kid.  Kids don't know how to tell you this stuff (let alone most adults!), but acting out is usually symptomatic of something going wrong.  If you are the person abusing, then I have no sympathy for you.  Hell hath no fury as the hatred of your own children.
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dear disamari13,\n\nthe main problem with canned foods in the past is the high salt content which may promote high blood pressure. however, recent consumer lobbying has made many food manufacturers reduce their salt concentration in their canned food lines. hence, it is important to always check the label on the can for the sodium (salt) concentration. As a rough guide, the maximum amounts of salt for babies and children are:\n\nless than 1g per day from 0-6 months, \n1g per day from 7-12 months, \n2g per day from 1-3 years, \n3g per day from 4-6 years, \n5g per day from 7-10 years, and \n6g a day from 11 years. \n\nbesides that, canned foods may have a reduced amount of vitamins due to the cooking process, but this loss is similar to that of normal cooking at home. so in short, canned foods that are low in salt can be nutritious (as long as there is no rust in the can!).\n\nbut i seems that your problem is more than just canned foods. what i recommend is for you to keep all 'junk' foods in a place where your 4 y.o. cannot access or reach, and only offer these to him as a TREAT on special occasions, but not as a regular food source. it sounds like he has been having too much junk foods during the day and by dinner time his appetite is lost. if you do this consistently, then he will soon regain his appetite for healthy foods during dinner. resist the urge to offer him junk food when he throws a tantrum (which will no doubt occur during the first few days), but stick to your guns! for general good health, avoid or reduce fatty, salty or sugary food.\n\nbest wishes and hope this helps,\ndr carter \n\nps. for your interest, i have included some key information form credible site for your perusal. enjoy.
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i have it. i have to take nexium for it...any acidy fruits like lemons, oranges, cherries, kiwis, are terrible. grapes, bananas, pears, apples(red) are good for it. pop and fruit juices are not that great. veggies are good, they are bland. but tomatoes are nt too good for it. and make sure he doesnt eat after 6 pm because since he has this it means that he doesnt digest as quickly as you and it will just sit there in his esophogas and he will be miserable......genler100@yahoo.com if u nd to know anything else...i feel for him...i go through this everyday.
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Stop cooking or buying soy sause and rice and noodles. \nYou're the parent, you take control of what he eats.
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i would talk to you (and your boys?) gp, and see what the recommend, also try a healthy eating plan, not necessarily a lose weight but regular exercise and activities (say take up a sport) and give them healthier meals with no snacks and added treats.. if they don't like it or are stubborn (i know what 14yr olds are like) i would talk to them and say how it can reduce their lives, give you major problems ect..
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This might sound really cruel but if it were me.  I'd let him go hungry to a ceirtain extent.  I have a 10 yr old who would did not start eating regularly until after 2 yrs old and for years he didn't want to eat a lot of things.  My strategy was and still is 1) Honey I won't make you eat anything I wouldn't eat myself.  2)I wouldn't make you eat something I don't think tastes good. 3)Please have only a couple of bites to make me happy and if you still don't like it you don't have to have anymore.  This was a very, very successful method for me.  My son eats almost anything today after refusing almost everything at first.  When all else fails tell him that this is what we have today, you don't have to eat it now but there is nothing else so when you are ready you can eat it then.  Don't force him.  Try rewards though, "please eat this", and when he's finished with that give him something he really enjoys but not until he has eaten what you want him to eat,  at first try at least three bites and increase the portions as you go.  Balance it out and be firm.  He may be a picky eater nonetheless, but you still have to teach him to eat well until he moves out.  Good luck
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Tell him his Dad that he is an idiot.\n\nHe needs to a diet specialist.
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Don't force a kid to eat.  Instead do the following:\n\n--Give him vitamins.\n--Make sure he only has access to healthy foods.\n\nThink about quality, not quantity of food.  Otherwise, you'll set your child up for a lifetime of eating disorders and weight problems.  \n\nOnly provide healthy foods.  Just let the kid eat as much or as little as he wants.  He won't starve himself to death.\n\nPlus, it sounds like he needs his tonsils out.  A good diet can't improve bad tonsils.  Ask your doctor about a tonsilectomy.
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See a Naturopath and get tested for food allergies. Recent research has shown this to be a major cause. Increase youe intake of fish oils..this has been shown to help significantly also. try a therapy called Thought Field therapy this is getting amazing results in kids with ADD.\nSee this site for more http://www.jentleearthhealing.com/tft.html.\nCraig-Naturopath.
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first you need to ask yourself...why do you not like fruits or vegetables...\nThere are not any that you like?...maybe you haven't found the ones you do or would like?\nI would talk to a doctor or nutritionist to get further ideas on what you should eat, if you absolutely do not like anything...because you need vegetables and fruits in your diet in order to be healthy, not just fit...
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If you ask your child's doctor... You can give a baby an ounce of prune juiceor apple juice by bottle. If the baby is on solid foods then you can feed the baby bran in their cereal, give the baby more fruit. Also you can exercise the babys legs in a bicycle like motion to help the baby pass the bowel movement better.  I hope this helps you with the problem.
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He should not be eating Vicks, I think that can't be good.  He needs to see another Dr.  He should keep seeing Doctors until one can give him a diagnosis, and a treatment.  It might be acid reflux, but I'm really not sure.  If it is acid reflux there are meds you can buy over the counter.  But really, it's not a good idea to self-treat when you don't know what is really going on.
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My son is the same way. He is a very good boy and wants to please us by eating better but he can't bring himself to and will gag if he tries. He has gotten somewhat better but is still pretty bad. Otherwise he is very healthy so I am not going to stress out too much. I was a poor eater as a child and now I love all foods.
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do you know if your son is intolerant to anything I am intolerant to dairy products and wheat (big time) If I eat bread I get agonising pains in stomach try stopping both  and see if this works if not call an ambulance and tell them he has collapsed in agony then he will definitely be seen instantly.  Good luck to you.
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my only advice is, don't force him, my parents did and i haven't eaten fruit and veg for nearly 20 years cos of this.
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A good Vitamin supplement would help a lot especially for kids who hate eating... Try giving him Jungamals vitamins...\n\nwww.knoldsky.mypharmanex.com
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children usually suck their thumbs for a few years if they were pulled off the bottle too soon as well as a pacifier. \nYou can try a number of home remedies that others may offer but I found that you know your child better than anyone and therefore you know at the age of three what your child will eat and wont and want they turn their nose up at and just plain refuse to eat. \nMy mother told me my youngest brother hated carrots and to keep him from sucking his thumb she soak his thumbs with carrot juice. This may work for a while but if they are stubborn they will soon learn to like it so you need to find another. \nanother thing that could help is to get a child close to his age that doesn't suck their thumb and let them hang out. sometimes they learn by seeing not always by hearing. \nhope it all works out for you.