Brief Answer:
Children donot eat well after illness but they can otherwise be fussy eater

Detailed Answer:

Hi,

I have gone carefully through your query and understand your concerns. Incidentally your problem is not unique. Children are often fussy eaters and it may be difficult to feed them. My suggestions for you would be:
* Please be informed that there are NO syrups, medicines or tonics that can help in changing the situation. I would insist you not to go for any one of them.
* Do not force feed the baby. This will increase the child's apathy towards food. Rather wait for the child to get hungry. At times you may have to wait several hours. Be patient. The urge should be his and not yours.
* Please be informed that any attempts of breast feeding or small top-ups in whatever form would spoil the hunger and would make the efforts futile.
* Try to avoid any minor feeds between meals. They take the appetite away.
* Treat the child as a member of family and make him dine together with others. Even if the child is not eating, make her sit with others while they take their meal.
* Keep the meal amounts small and keep other food items readily available for the child to pick up. For example, keep fruits ready to be picked up from the table.
* Take the child along with you while you go to fetch groceries. Pick fruits and vegetables as per his choice (ask for his choice). Make food preparations using those food items. The child is more likely to eat those without a fuss.
* Award the child a star for every day be feeds well. After he collects a certain number of stars, promise him some non-food reward like extra sleep time or something that you would possibly have given him anyway (a pencil, eraser etc. of his choice).
* Visit a dietician and discuss the scenario so that she can design a calorie-dense diet chart in accordance to the preferences of the child.

Feel free to write back.

Regards

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