Actually the last point is very true and I've personally experienced this.. My husband likes and eats only some specific dishes.. He doesn't like to explore or adjust with the new taste or infact new veggies if offered to him on a plate.. This made me really upset during the first year of my marriage.. When I talked to my mom in law about this, she told me that she used to make only those dishes which he liked and would eat happily.. even if something else is made at home, she would definitely make one dish out of his favourites so that he can eat without fuss.. This practice of her has made him a picky eater and now he's trying hard to adjust..

@justamags

Жыл бұрын

Totally experienced this with my nieces and nephews.... they're 15, 13, and 9 now and my mother in law STILL has to make boiled hot dogs and buttered noodles for every holiday meal because they won't eat. It's really ridiculous. We will be working hard so our little guy isn't like that! Edit: We aren't eating anything a kid wouldn't "normally" like either. Like 4th of July instead of hamburgers they all demanded buttered noodles. 😐

Another great video Emma. I’ve definitely stopped exposing new food with my little one and I’ve stuck with food I know they like. This video has motivated me to keep presenting new foods!! Thanks Emma 🤗

Your content is always very informative but I have been enjoying your improved video editing style! Even more engaging now!

It seems like these vidoes pop up at the exact time I need them. Thank you Emma

@EmmaHubbard

2 жыл бұрын

I’m so glad they are helpful and you’re getting them right when you need them! Thanks for taking the time to leave me a comment 😊

Very informative. Thank you 🙏🏼

Ahh this is sooo good! Thank you so much for your videos, you have clarified some things for me and i can see now where i need to make some changes and why... 🙏 thank you so much I’m actually looking forward to seeing how things change up in time... I’m very grateful 😊

@EmmaHubbard

Жыл бұрын

You're so welcome!

The most awaited video for my baby who's started eating solids. Thank you so much Emma ❤🧡🤎

@EmmaHubbard

2 жыл бұрын

You are most welcome! Hope it helps 😊

Can you please make a video on brushing teeth and dental hygiene. My 18 month old hates brushing and does not even allow me to do so. Thanks for all other videos.

@EmmaHubbard

2 жыл бұрын

thanks for the video suggestion!

@noziphonkuna8671

2 жыл бұрын

Yes please!

@shaymur7108

2 ай бұрын

Yes please sorry 2 years later. Mine hates his top teeth being touched. But the bottom he’s okay 😂

Thanks for the great video Emma! Love your point on allowing our little ones to tell us when they are full…so different to when we were growing up which was to get dessert when we out the whole plate! Thanks so much for sharing!

@EmmaHubbard

2 жыл бұрын

It is very different to when we were growing up! I was often told I wasn't allowed to leave the table until the plate was empty!

I’ve made most of these mistakes and now paying heavily for them. My child is so stressed when he sees his plate in my hand. Trying to undo all the wrongs but its very hard. He is my first n only child, m living away from my family I freaked when his appetite suddenly dropped. Force fed him, gave him only those things that he liked. Now trying my best to reverse it.

@EmmaHubbard

9 ай бұрын

It will take a little time. But just keep presenting the food and let him explore the food without feeling the pressure to eat it. He should gradually start to increase what he is eating

Thank you for the video! Can you please give some advice related to pacifiers? Until when is it safe to use, and what kind of pacifiers are better to use? Also, when and how to get rid of them?

Thanks alot for your help and your advices...

@EmmaHubbard

2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome! So glad you found it helpful!

Thanks! It was a very complete assessment.

@EmmaHubbard

2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome!!

Absolutely excellent advice!

@EmmaHubbard

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🙂

Thanks for the video. Do you put the food that they like on the plate when you are introducing new food. How long shoukd they sit at the table?

Hi Emma, I am a new mom and the first thing I do when I come across some trouble with my baby is your channel. Thanks for this video and all other developmental milestones videos. They are a huge relief. As I was checking, I could not find a video on helping a baby poop, the current problem I am facing. Could you please make a video on this? TIA.

@EmmaHubbard

2 жыл бұрын

That’s so nice of you to say. Thank you!! That’s a good suggestion, possibly something for the future 🙂

Amazing! 😢

I always used to say, that healthy children will not starve if there is food supplied to them and hunger is the best spice. I find it not harmful if a child goes hungry for some time (when food is offered). When hungry enough, they become much more adventurous with food. When parents are always nagging to eat, I can understand how a child can feel a need to resist. Eating is natural. Healthy childen will eat without nagging. They might skip one meal occasionally, but that will only make them eat better when the next meal comes. And I mean this not in a negative, ruthless way, but in a lighthearted way - let them find their and experience their hunger and understand their needs. And of course such approach doesn't suit for kids with mental or somatic health problems.

My parents used pressure to try to get me to eat when I was young. Not only did it not work, I developed food aversion, became underweight, and it took me years to become comfortable trying new or disliked foods. I still struggle with certain foods today.

@lilianv3252

Жыл бұрын

have you tried cooking them in different ways? I cook many foods I hated as a kid in ways my parents never did. It helped me like them.

@herlinahartanto

Жыл бұрын

Wow. How old were you?

Thanks for watching! Which mistake have you found yourself falling into? I frequently need to remind myself that my kids know when they are full not me!

@lilangelanie

2 жыл бұрын

Mistake #2 😔

@EmmaHubbard

2 жыл бұрын

@@lilangelanie You are not alone! I think every parent would say they have made this mistake (particularly when the mealtime is not going as planned and the little one hasn't eaten much)

@cscoe9545

2 жыл бұрын

I'm guilty of mixing foods. My 7 month old didn't like meat puree, so I mixed it with carrots. I'll definitely separate the foods now. Thank you, Emma!

@hithags7146

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Emma, My baby is just 8months old and she has already started to reject any of the food that she used to have. She is not even opening her mouth even for a single bite. All that she is accepting is my milk. Could you please give me any suggestions here?

@laibakomal7367

2 жыл бұрын

Best foods for 7 month baby?

So watching a few of your videos and the ideas are helpful, but what would you suggest if we present food we are eating and they don’t like it and dont eat it . Should we then not offer other food that they eat so they eat something or even put it on the plate at the same time . Thanks

Hi Emma, thank you for this wonderful video and tips, we are definitely seeing an improvement in my toddler's eating tendencies after following these. Could you suggest some ways to get kids to drink water? My son refuses water after taking a sip and only drinks milk. Thank you!

Amazing tips. I wish that i would have watched it before doing all these mistakes😂

@EmmaHubbard

2 жыл бұрын

🤣we all make these mistakes. Great thing is kids are super adaptable and we can easily make changes to make the mealtimes more enjoyable for everyone.

Thanks for the video and all the tips!. I'm having a hard time with my 30 month-old toddler who reffuses to try new foods, literally he won't put any new food on his mouth, so I wonder how he may possible know if he likes it or not. It seems to get harder with time, rather than easier and it feels a little discouraring to be honest. How could I help him to be willing to try food?

Thanks!

@EmmaHubbard

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

Great video as always Emma!! 👍 I just realized my little one doesn't like to eat when we are out on vacation. 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️ We went on our first vacation as a family last week with our 14 month old and she just refused to eat.. she didn't any solids no matter what I gave her or how hard we tried. She just had breastmilk and nothing else.. she was really active, happy & walking when we were out. She enjoyed the vacation and the change in scenery except for eating. We are back home now and she's eating again. Is this normal for them to not eat anything when we take them to other places. Out of their comfort zone?

@rizahawkeyepierce1380

Жыл бұрын

I'm not an expert, but it seems normal to me - a child experiencing a lot of new stuff at once (new sights, sounds, smells, sleeping in a new place, etc.) might make them want at least one thing to be familiar and comforting. Like if you went to a country where everything was different, they didn't speak your language, their customs were different, etc., you might find yourself craving a hamburger or something because you want something familiar.

Hey Emma. Many thanks for the video, super helpful as always. Any suggestions on feeding 'not-so-favourite foods' in the park? My little one is so happy and probably distracted she eats fruits and veggies easily when we are outdoors. Do I need to stop?

I have always loved your content! My 19 month old has a very broad food preference. He loves fresh fruits, vegetables and meat. But it's a task to get him to eat. A lot of times he just refuses food even when he likes it, and is hungry. I realise that we have been using distraction and grazing quite often. Actually our meal times are now on the floor with a mat placed (for easier cleaning), but his toys are just close by. After watching this video, am just wondering should we change that? Because a lot of times he is playing while we feed him.

Kids are smarter than we think

@EmmaHubbard

2 жыл бұрын

They sure are!

Thanks for the tips! I am guilty of hiding veg in foods like in a homemade sauce and my toddler loves to eat it but if I offer these vegetables as they are he often won’t eat them. I don’t ever force it and keep putting them on plate. Hopefully will work one day 😃 Sounds like I also might be giving him too much milk late on in the day…

@EmmaHubbard

2 жыл бұрын

Hi @Gracey Blossom | UK Mum Life thanks so much for sharing! I just wanted to clarify hiding food in other food. If your little one likes the homemade sauce and it has always included the vegetables then that is fine. This is because you have not changed original recipe of the homemade sauce. But if you suddenly changed the homemade sauce recipe to include vegetables (when it didn't before) then you run the risk of your little one refusing to eat it when he notices the difference. Does that make sense?

Great video! Very helpful info. My 18 month old baby girl eats very little & it has concerned me, although her pediatrician says it's normal & she's healthy. The unusual thing about it is that she's not the typical picky eater described in this video. For example, you stated that a toddler may need to see a new food between 10 - 20 times before they will actually eat it... My little one is the opposite. She seems to only be interested in eating foods that are new to her & then she becames uninterested & doesn't want to eat that food until it's been long enough to where it's new to her again. She doesn't have a favorite food that she always will eat like most toddlers & kids do. So I guess it's like she's not necessarily picky, but just has a small appetite maybe? Bc she will try most foods but eat VERY little at a time. Do you have any thoughts or advice? thanks so much!

@joyindrelie6715

Жыл бұрын

She covered this in #2

amazinh

Hi Emma, thanks for these. Could you make a similar video but for fussy baby eaters, before they are toddlers. Mine is 9 months old and still refuses most solids or the bottle (including breast milk/formula in the bottle)

@jatinderpabla7821

2 жыл бұрын

Following

@EmmaHubbard

2 жыл бұрын

@@hllymchll Thanks so much for sharing!

@EmmaHubbard

2 жыл бұрын

Hi @Nozipho Nikuna thanks for the suggestion! I find at 9 month bubs often want to feed themselves. So if you haven't ready it might be worth trying safe finger food. Also it might be worth thinking of the time that you are offering your little one solids. If it is after a breastfeed then it is likely your little one would not be hungry. You could try having solids before the breast feed and see if that has any impact.

@EmmaHubbard

2 жыл бұрын

@@jatinderpabla7821 💕

@noziphonkuna8671

2 жыл бұрын

@@hllymchll thank you so much 💛

We have been doing all of these. I sure hope we can undo the damage.

@EmmaHubbard

Жыл бұрын

It's never too late to change what we do as parents. I am sure it will be fine!

I have two picky eaters, after watching this I've realized that I am the one to blame. Wish I came across this video 8 years ago

@muffinasmr4019

2 жыл бұрын

Me too

Maybe it's just my toddler, but I've actually found the opposite effect for some of these don'ts. Yesterday she had a meltdown because she didn't want to eat her lentils. Today, I mixed them in with her rice and some cream cheese, not to hide the lentils as much as to make the texture more palatable for her and to make it more similar to a lentil barley mock risotto that I know she likes. It didn't quite work, although she didn't have a meltdown. But then when I started eating my cucumbers, she wanted some and I asked her to eat some rice. Then she said, "then cucumbers" and i said Ok. We finished rhe cucumbers and she still had some rice so I cut up some cherry tomatoes and said "let's try it some rice with tomatoes- is it yummy?" She said yes and then continued to eat her tomatoes and lentil/rice/cream cheese together without issue. So...? Maybe it's in the approach? Or maybe my kid is just more flexible

Mine is 9 months. I'm having mental and emotional breakdown. He has lost so much weight. I don't know what to do. I'm just so miserable. He wants only breast milk, and my supply is depleted. I go to work, he nursery. I'm so exhausted. My little boy is now a shadow of his chubby self. I am so tempted to quit my job

@susiex9151

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe your baby is teething Try some yoghurt were it is cold

@nickya4363

2 жыл бұрын

@@susiex9151 yeah, that's not the case.

@callieibbotson2648

2 жыл бұрын

If you're in the U.S., you could try joining a Human Milk for Human Babies group near you on Facebook. Some moms have an oversupply or pump more than they need and are willing to give it away, if you are comfortable with that. It might tide your little one over until he is more comfortable with table food.

@nickya4363

2 жыл бұрын

@@callieibbotson2648 thank you Callie. I'll look within the UK. this is helpful. Thank you

I just started with solids since 2 weeks but my son is notbshowing interess in food at all. He is already 6m and 2 weeks now, he is breastfeed. I don't know what to do anymore, I tried pieces, puree, veggies fruits but nothing 🤦🏻‍♀️🥺 Do you have any suggestions?

Hi Emma, my 1yo has had a tough few weeks. first she had a stomach bug, then covid, and then again a stomach bug. Now she doesn't want to eat anymore. She's back to mainly breastfeeding. She drinks a bit of water sometimes or a piece of a dry baby snack. She wasn't a fussy eater before. Now she even refuses sweet purees. I'm afraid she forgot how to eat a proper meal. Should I expect for her appetite to reappear slowly? She's totally fine otherwise..talking, trying to walk. We were at the pediatrician every time she was ill so her health is well monitored.

@alyssaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

2 жыл бұрын

Aw my baby was like that he had vomiting then didn’t want to eat anything. It will get better

@alittlebitofdeepa7573

2 жыл бұрын

I have been through the same situation with my little girl.. when she's Teething she just stops eating solids all of a sudden, no matter what I give her & is only happy Breastfeeding. She is a happy baby otherwise hitting all her milestones but I was a bit worried with her not eating anything else other than breastmilk but after a week or so she's back to eating her solids again. I think they go through this phase sometimes when they are unwell, Teething or other reasons.

Im uncertain on what do when my toddler won’t eat anything for lunch let’s say. Should I offer the same meal for a snack later? She loves fruit, so she often won’t eat anything for lunch and then 2.5 hours later she can have a delicious strawberry

My daughter is 14 months old and completely refuse to eat her food but only wants what's in our plates. She has no problem eating when she is at daycare. Any advise ? Should we just let her eat our food? I'm afraid of the salt and other stuff that we are not supposed to give babies

We like Steak sallad and give our 14 months daugther that too, a bit more cut up. She prefers the sallad part.

@cherieuk4488

7 ай бұрын

Crunchy!

All good tips, hopefully it will click one day with our toddler. So far it looks like our 18m toddler has a different plan lol For instance, we keep presenting carrots, green beans and such every week and she still won't grab them, let alone eat them (Correction, she might grab them occasionally just to move them away from her plate). Is been a few months like this already. Unfortunately, when you start noticing your toddler losing or not gaining any weight (From 60 percentile to 30 percentile in the last 4 months) you start to worry and not falling into this "traps" becomes harder and harder and is just a vicious cycle, you start questioning everything. Oh well, maybe we have the pickiest eater of all the picky eaters. Who knows *shrugs*

@myamuney5094

3 ай бұрын

My 2 year old is on the same thing right now. I completely understand how you feel. Like what am I suppose to do? Just let her starve? She literally won't eat any dinner we provide. We can sit together to eat and she still won't try or eat. So now what....

What do you when your toddler only eat a little bit (just the safe food), screamed to be let out of the chair and come crying of hunger 15 mins later 😢. But also won’t go back to sitting at the dining table. It happens everyday day… I feel so defeated, I tried everything, reducing milk, NO snack, eating with her, eating same food.

It might be counterproductive now with these new kids but it worked with me, if I didn't eat something my parents would just calmly take the food and NOT GIVE ME ANYTHING ELSE IN THAT MOMENT. I would have to wait for the next meal WHEN I WILL ACTUALLY BE HUNGRY AS HELL. And there will be no leftover food on the plate then. And no juice or snacks too. I'm not telling anyone to do this, I'm just telling you what did the trick with me.

Ah man, I do 6 out of 7 of these mistakes. Time to start over!

@EmmaHubbard

11 ай бұрын

It's so easy to do. It's never too late to make changes - kids are so adaptable!

@pb4012

11 ай бұрын

@@EmmaHubbard oh I meant just get a new kid but okaaaaaaaaay 😉. Thanks for the useful video

Hello! Do You have an advise how to get out of the situation when my baby is already afraid of food? When he sees or smells any food he is starting to cough and try to empty his stomach even if he is hungry. :( he is 1,5 years, he eats only when I feed him and only with distraction. He is a bit skinny, when I feed him, he may eat good about 1/3 of the meal ( 50g of food) but not always. I try to feed him at least 200g

@EmmaHubbard

2 жыл бұрын

Does he like any food? If he does like some food then you might find it helpful watching the video I made on the learning plate:kzread.info/dash/bejne/mZpoza2fhpOWic4.html If he doesn't like any food and starts coughing and trying to empty his stomach on seeing or smelling food then it would be good to check in with a paediatric feeding specialist (speech pathologist or occupational therapist) who can give you specific advice.

What to do when my baby is stressed when they sit on the high chair and for meal time? I really want to practice him to sit on the high chair and eat by himself. But till now I have been spoon feeding him on the high chair. He’s 11 months now and cry’s everytime we go near the high chair.

My 9 month old all of a sudden hate his feeding chair, he cry as soon as I place him in feeding chair, not sure why. Any tips please? Thank you

I thought I had a picky eater until I found out my baby just didn’t wanna be fed by spoon and eat purées or mashed food anymore. So when I give him solids, let him feed himself or I feed him using my hands, he just eats his food voluntarily. No fuss at all unless he’s already full.

Hi Emma. I have a 13 month old toddler who has 1 litre of milk in 24 hours. I have tried gradually weaning her off night feeds so she eats during the day. It doesnt work. She wont eat and then wakes up 3 times a night crying for milk as opposed to once. Should I accept she will drop feeds on her own and just relax? Feed her as I normally have and not force her?

@lajaguar2014

2 жыл бұрын

My baby had the same problem, now he is 15 months and ask for milk at night occasionally once for week, I do give him cereals at night, and that’s the only thing he likes, but it works.😅

When starting solids, my son loved veggies. Now he all of a sudden stopped. I feel like a crappy parent. It's frustrating and demoralizing.

What do we do if he does not want to stay on the table or his high chair 😢 what if he refuse as well the meal presented to them.

My 15 mo hate to sit in the high chair even though he has been sitting on it since he was 6 months old...will appreciate any responses

@cherieuk4488

7 ай бұрын

Look at her videos about problems with high chairs x

I'm a little contused because on your other video it says to try dips and spreads but here it says to not hide it in anything so they can explore the natural taste. Which should i do? He will only eat applesauce and yogurt 😢

@EmmaHubbard

Ай бұрын

With sauces and dips, give them the food and the sauce separately and allow them to dip the food in the sauce/dip themselves. You’re not hiding food they hate in sauces/dips. Hope that helps 🙂

my 10mo is in the 7th percentile and the pediatrician is telling me to force her (nursing and solids) she bit my nipple twice! im not about to try and force her again or to try and force feed her solids. if she is hungry she will eat

Apparently I was doing alot of these mistakes..😥definitely no distractions like a screen...

All I hear is all the mistakes I've made and I dont know what else to do if I dont ask or talk to her... to eat when I want her to eat, including healthy stuff.

I am doing all these mistakes 😭

My 8yr old says that he's hungry. I offer him a piece of grilled chicken and some mashed potatoes, and he won't eat it. I offer him apple slices, and wont eat it. I offer him almost anything and he won't eat it.

@cherieuk4488

7 ай бұрын

So what does he want? What does he eat?

@x1plus1x

7 ай бұрын

@@cherieuk4488 he will eat a certain brand of chicken nuggets and vanilla yogurt, and crackers

What if u NEED your toddler to eat a certain amount such as with meds?

@cherieuk4488

7 ай бұрын

If it's really important, surely,like with pets, you would use a preferred food for this?

Wonder about like how my boy eats in creche “everything “ and at home is almost just plain pasta..

Our current struggle is my daughter (13 months in a couple days) is obsessed with feeding her food to me. Although she is hungry, although she asked for food. Like if I leave the room and she is with dad, she eats. If I sit with my back turned to her, she eats. But as soon as I turn around to look at her, she takes some food and throws her hand in my direction "da, da, da!" until I let her put it into my mouth. If I don't let her feed me, she gets really offended and projectile throws it through the kitchen. Sometimes because of this she stops eating before she even started properly, but if we take her down from the chair, she cries and motions to get back on the chair. Anyone else made a similar experience? How should we solve it? We try to eat together, but it's almost impossible at the moment. If we eat separately from her, she'll bounce around moaning and hanging on our legs the whole time, trying to grab our plates and cutlery, even if she just finished her food.

@EmmaHubbard

11 ай бұрын

This sounds challenging for everyone. One thing you could try is tell her that the food on her plate is only for her and the food in your plate is for you. Then when she offers you food say “That’s your food” and then point to your plate and say “This is mummy’s food” and then place some of your food in your mouth and say “yummy”. Then encourage her to eat her own food and when she does comment on how well she is munching her food. Keep stating this and with time she will soon understand. Also if she does throw the food, say “Food stays on your plate or in your mouth” and try not to let her place her food in your mouth as this will just reinforce this behaviour.

@bianka4001

11 ай бұрын

@@EmmaHubbard Thank you very much for taking time to reply in such detail! We will definitely put your advice into practice straight away.

And how can we make them eat..???

I have a 2 and a half year old . He will play with his food but not eat his food and he barley drinks any juice . He is on a Ng tube and it has been rough .

@EmmaHubbard

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Linda it does sound like it has been a rough journey for you and your little one. When kids are on NG tubes the steps to weaning them onto solids is a lot more complex (as you would be well aware of). I hope you have a team of specialist with you guiding you through this process. ❤️

@moneylinda

2 жыл бұрын

@@EmmaHubbard I do have a team of specialist and now he will be getting the G tube because he has been on the Ng tube for about 9 months now. His feeding therapist said he came along ways because now he will play and smell his food and he only would eat every once in a blue moon ......

Hi mam,,,I have baby girl of 6 and half month still she is not rolling so worried about this bcz my family members are saying baggy should roll from 4 month but it's already going for 7 month but still not yet rolling I am really worried plz help me out of this

@EmmaHubbard

2 жыл бұрын

Hi @Anumm kavya that does sound very stressful. All bubs are unique and achieve the big milestones when they are ready. Your family is partly correct..some bub's do learn to roll at 4 months but definitely not ALL babies. Rolling over is a skill bubs generally learn between 4 - 7 months. So your little one still has time to learn this skill. I have a video on how you can help your little one roll from their back to their tummy which you might find helpful:kzread.info/dash/bejne/gHd2p7uilZeYmbg.html Hope this helps!

@cherishyasworld2708

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mam ,,,I saw the video doing that only but she is uncomfortable with tummy time she is ceiling crying ,,,,,I am seeing Ur video and getting confident mam,,, thanks but family members are 😑

This parenting shit is hard AF 😭😭😭😭

@EmmaHubbard

8 ай бұрын

Agree! It’s so hard!

short version - every instinct you have to get your child to eat is wrong, do the opposite

@EmmaHubbard

Жыл бұрын

😂so true!