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Suggest Ways To Change The Food Habits Of A 3 Year Old Child
Question: Dear Sir,
My son ( 3 year and 4 month) has been diagnosed with ASD , ADHD and GDD. From last 7-8 days he not taking any rice or roti or normal food. He is taking slice cake, biscuit . He wants to take ice cream and chocolate.
Can you advice me how i can change his food habit and make his habit like normal child.
Regards
XXXX.
My son ( 3 year and 4 month) has been diagnosed with ASD , ADHD and GDD. From last 7-8 days he not taking any rice or roti or normal food. He is taking slice cake, biscuit . He wants to take ice cream and chocolate.
Can you advice me how i can change his food habit and make his habit like normal child.
Regards
XXXX.
Brief Answer:
Suggestions on food habits
Detailed Answer:
Hi.... I understand your concern usually normal kids of this age itself, it is very difficult to feed. I can understand your issue with the special needs of your kid.
There are no special techniques to feed the kid the appropriate food. It is only patience which is going to pay in this regard.
I take this opportunity to tell you certain scientific facts and relieve your distress -
1. An active is a well kid even if he is not eating well. But the issue with your kid is that he's eating but he has special likes and dislikes called food fads. Best thing is to avoid him seeing those foods and gradually wean him off from those. Please do not worry that you have to feed him something in a timely fashion. This does not apply for a kid or more than 3 years as he is not a newborn baby. He will be adamant initially, but, later on the hunger and the sight of food which is proper, will gradually make him develop liking towards normal diet which you give him.
2. Development of a kid is as important as or I would say even more important than growth alone.
3. As the kids grow their interest in food decreases and interest in play activities increases so that they eat small quantity and run away to play. As parents we need to be more patient and feed than less quantity but more aliquots per day.
4. This age rather than the quantity of the food I suggest you concentrate more on the number of times you feed her and also make whatever you feed her calorie dense by adding good amount of ghee to it.
5. I suggest you not to use appetite stimulants on long run as they may cause drowsiness.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
Suggestions on food habits
Detailed Answer:
Hi.... I understand your concern usually normal kids of this age itself, it is very difficult to feed. I can understand your issue with the special needs of your kid.
There are no special techniques to feed the kid the appropriate food. It is only patience which is going to pay in this regard.
I take this opportunity to tell you certain scientific facts and relieve your distress -
1. An active is a well kid even if he is not eating well. But the issue with your kid is that he's eating but he has special likes and dislikes called food fads. Best thing is to avoid him seeing those foods and gradually wean him off from those. Please do not worry that you have to feed him something in a timely fashion. This does not apply for a kid or more than 3 years as he is not a newborn baby. He will be adamant initially, but, later on the hunger and the sight of food which is proper, will gradually make him develop liking towards normal diet which you give him.
2. Development of a kid is as important as or I would say even more important than growth alone.
3. As the kids grow their interest in food decreases and interest in play activities increases so that they eat small quantity and run away to play. As parents we need to be more patient and feed than less quantity but more aliquots per day.
4. This age rather than the quantity of the food I suggest you concentrate more on the number of times you feed her and also make whatever you feed her calorie dense by adding good amount of ghee to it.
5. I suggest you not to use appetite stimulants on long run as they may cause drowsiness.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Arnab Banerjee
can you provide me any dietician details who is dealing ASD patient
Brief Answer:
I will find out if you tell me which city you live in
Detailed Answer:
Hi.... I will enquire and tell you if you can tell me which city you live in or which is your nearest Metro politan city which is approachable.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
I will find out if you tell me which city you live in
Detailed Answer:
Hi.... I will enquire and tell you if you can tell me which city you live in or which is your nearest Metro politan city which is approachable.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
I am staying at XXXXXXX , XXXXXXX
Brief Answer:
You can approach dietetics department in Perless hospital
Detailed Answer:
Hi... I have inquired with my professional colleagues and friends in West Bengal and XXXXXXX Majority opinion was that Dietetics department in Peerless hospital is good.
You can approach them here -
Peerless Hospital & B.K XXXXXXX Research Center
360 Panchasayar, XXXXXXX - 700 094, West Bengal, XXXXXXX
Ph: 91 (33) 4011 1222, 2432 0075 / 4989, 2462 2394
Fax: 91 (33) 2462 0692
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
You can approach dietetics department in Perless hospital
Detailed Answer:
Hi... I have inquired with my professional colleagues and friends in West Bengal and XXXXXXX Majority opinion was that Dietetics department in Peerless hospital is good.
You can approach them here -
Peerless Hospital & B.K XXXXXXX Research Center
360 Panchasayar, XXXXXXX - 700 094, West Bengal, XXXXXXX
Ph: 91 (33) 4011 1222, 2432 0075 / 4989, 2462 2394
Fax: 91 (33) 2462 0692
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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