Hi sir/madam. I have 4 years old baby girl. She will not eating well from childhood onwards. I'm very tensed about my girl always. I was too much caring day by day. I given egg, fruits, rice with all curries. But she is not interested to eating everyday. If she will skip mrng tiffen and aftn lunch also not eating well. Pls give me any suggestions nd any syrup for eating (for hungry). Weight 14, height 3 feet 4 inches. No past illness (she got only blood infection with fever)

Dr. Prakash MedatwalPediatrician43yrs exp

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If child is active and playful nothing more is needed except frequent small feed at regular intervals  

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Dr. Sandip GuptaPediatrician11yrs exp

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Hi, lybrate-user. This is a very important concern for many parents, I will try to elaborate. For the initial 2 years of life children grow very rapidly and then as the growth becomes slow, they tend to eat less as their appetite comes down. The reason being their appetite is related to the rate at which they grow. I will advise you to do the following things- first of all please -if the child growing well (weight and height) and active--having the energy to play, learn things and do their routine activities they will be just fine. So don?t get too worried about it. Then you shud try the following methods 1. Make most of the family members sit and eat together with the baby it helps a lot as children learn by observing the adult behavior. Chat about something and be relaxed, don?t switch on tv. 2. It is very important to allow the child to decide what he or she wants to eat, include at least one item that they like to eat in each meal. 3. Try to introduce a new food item with another thing which your child likes to eat, that will ease out the process. You need to slowly let the child get accustomed to a new food, usually, it may take 10-15 times of trying to get a child used to a certain food item. Foodstuff like banana or cucumber or carrots for children can be given as finger food to them if they like it. Always try to encourage good feeding habits by talking about it by loving them and appreciating them. For more help, you can contact me on my mail id: email  

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Dr. Meenakshi MitraPediatrician11yrs exp

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Both her weight and height are normal for age. So there is no need for being so tensed! it is not abnormal for children this age showing less interest in food. They are more curious about exploring their surroundings. Make sure you give one boiled egg and one fresh seasonal fruit everyday. This will take care of half her requirements. Cut down on liquids (milk, juice etc), as they tend to fill the child's small tummy, but not necessarily giving all required nutrition. She should be made to sit with rest of the family for meals. This way she can watch the elders and imitate eating by herself. Also her diet will be under supervision also provide food that she can pick up and eat. This will help develop a sense of individuality. Tv or videos on mobile phones should not be shown while eating. This cause more harm than good. Also ensure that she's not full of processed food already (biscuits, chocolates etc), that shes too full to eat home based food.  

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Dr. Mihir PatelPediatrician15yrs exp

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Hi lybrate-user first of all you don't have to worry immunity is more important then weight but in case you want to start medication for increasing her appetite you can use syp practin en 3.5 ml two times per day for 1 month give this medicine half and hour before food.  

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