Whats wrong with my son?

Question

My son is 5 and he does not eat much meat, vegies, he will only have certian things on his sandwiches. If food is touching on his plate he will not eat it. He cries all the time he has been having night terrors sicnce he was a baby. He is on multi vitimans because he does not eat much. If he is at a babysitters house he will simply not eat anything. I am at my wits end all I want is for him to be happy he gets frustrated very easy. I have a 8 year old girl whom has never had any of these problems. What could be wrong with my son?

Answer 1

How about giving him toasted cinnamon waffles with maple syrup, an orange and a glass of milk for breakfast.
For his school lunches, pack him a toasted pita with tomato sauce, grated marble cheddar cheese, some green grapes, Carr's plain crackers, chocolate chip granola bar, and grapefruit juice.
For dinner, give him soft meat choices that are well done, such as sausage rounds without the casings cooked well done.
Also, baked breaded chicken nuggets with less trans fat, boneless white turkey breast, white chicken breast without bones grilled and full of flavor.

For vegetables, give him baby carrots out of the bag, sauteed snowpeas, steamed baby spinach, baked potatoes with the skin on, baked yams with pecans,cucumber slices sliced thin and cold.
For fruit, citrus fruit such as Sunkist oranges, Tropicana grapefruit peeled like an orange and eaten like an orange, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, red currants, peaches, apricots, pineapples ( grilled with chicken tastes great), pears, plums.

For liquids for him to drink, grapefruit juice not from concentrate, orange juice not from concentrate, and lots of water.

I forgot to add milk, he needs his milk.
Here's a trick to get him to like his milk.
Buy pure filtered skim milk because it tastes just like water, kids love the taste of water.
However since he is still growing he needs his fat to absorb fat soluble vitamins, so add 1 tablespoon of Eagle's Brand sweetened condensed milk into his skim milk, he'll love it.

Also, buy some cod live oil capsules, quirt out the cod liver oil into his food so that he eats it the cod liver.
So this everyday because cod liver oil tablets is for brain developement.

Answer 2

My son is the same way. He will start eating more and more as he gets older. Mine is 7 now and is still picky but he eats more than when he was 5. Just keep introducing him to new things. Ask him to take a bite. Mine doesn't like meat or veggies very well but I just keep asking. Sometimes I lie a little bit and tell him that he has ate it before and liked it. Sometimes this works sometimes not. As far as him not eating at his babysitters, instead of him going hungry fix a sandwich for him to take over there. He might like this. I really don't think this is a major issue and that you need to take him to the Dr. Just keep trying to get him to take just a bite. Bribe if you have to, alot of times me and husband will talk about how good it is and sometimes that will get his curiosity up.

Answer 3

well being the mom of 2 boys, I did go through this for awhile, but like I told my sons I am not a short order cook and they can eat what I made for dinner or they can choose not to. I also let them know that if they did not eat what was for dinner they would not be getting any other treats that night since they did not eat dinner. Like one of the other parents said when a child is hungry they will eat, it's human nature and the next night they might think twice before skipping dinner. Now both of my boys eat what ever it is I make them for dinner and if they whine about it they go to their room until they are done. I would start with what ever you decide to do soon though or your son will begin to see that you give in to him and pull this every single night with you until he's 10 or 15 and then you will have more issues to worry about at that point. Good Luck to you.

Answer 4

Your son is probably just partcular about what he eats, and how it is presented.

As i recall, my kids both started disliking certain foods when they were about four years old, and mostly because of their appearance.. if it looked bad or unfamiliar, it had to be terrible, seemed to be their philosophy.

One of my kids went through spells where he'd barely eat... the pediatrician said "he will eat when he's hungry, and likey will let you know."

If your child is crying all the time and has night terrors, take him to a doctor... GET SECOND OPINIONS!

I have no idea what is wrong with your son when it comes to the crying and night terrors, but if he were my kid, i'd drag him to the doctor faster than you could dial the phone number.

take care of you and your family... and i hope your son gets the good help he deserves.

Answer 5

sounds like it might be adhd, but take him to a doctor...pediatrician, not a psych. Let the doc refer you to a specialist if needed. Get the diagnosis in writing, and don't rely on the public school system to tell you what is wrong with your son. YOU have to be proactive and on top of things. There are incompetent people in every profession in life, including education. No one loves your son like you do...to them he is just another kid and they see kids come and they see them go. My advice- if he is hyper and impulsive, he needs lots of activity...LOTS. Lots of physical and mental stuff...push him and challenge him, and switch up the activity, every 3-5 minutes. Make sure he gets a lot of physical activity in and get him into a routine. The same things at the same time, day in and day out. This may help calm him down if he doesn't like change. Limit the sugar and caffeine, especially 6 hours before bed. What would exhaust a normal kid will have him level out. Good luck

Answer 6

You need to stop catering. If he doesn't want to eat his food, fine. He'll go without. He has to learn; the world isn't going to try their best to make him happy...........even at 5, he should be learning this. ANd as for his night terrors, that's not really anything unusual. Does he watch any scary movies with his sister? Even little things, like scooby-doo, can be terrorizing at his age. Try cutting back on things like bats, scary movies, or putting a night-light in his bedroom...DOes he share a room with his sis? Try that. That might help.

Answer 7

Your son is just a picky eater and most kids a like that. My sister is 11 and will not touch meat, veggies, most fruit with a 39 1/2 inch pole. It's common in kids and it's hard to get a handle on it hence my sister.

Have you tried rewarding him with toys, treats, privileges etc? Don't punish him if doesn't though because you really can't force him. Good luck with him.

Happy Holidays!

Answer 8

Regarding your son's picky behavior, give him the foods he like or make the food look attractive. You can either sneak healthy foods into his meals or you can make the food look delicious so he's encouraged to eat. Appearance is the first thing that we look at when we see food. So if your son doesn't like eating carrots, buy those small shape cutters and cut the carrots into cute little stars or circles. You can also play a game, like the choo choo train that slowly comes into his mouth and disappears into a cave.

If your son likes sandwiches only, buy whole grain sandwiches and give him tomato and leafy greens like romaine lettuce or spinach. You can also sneak other healthy fruits such as spreading peanut butter and topping it with banana, cinamon, or sliced grapes.

You can also go to one of those parenting websites and you can find more info.

One way I got my five year-old niece to eat healthy is when I make pancake, I only use whole grain flours and a bunch of other grains seeds and grains. I also add banana and egg. She loves helping me make it, so if you allow your son to help you make his food, he'll feel like he'd accomplished something. Anyway, the trick of getting my niece to eat the pancake is that once I finished making it, I let her put a few chocolate chips so she can spread it all over her pancake. She loves it every time.

So find out what your son likes and combine that with other healthy items.

Answer 9

Now what I am about to say may scare you but I want to be completly honest with you. 1. Your son is a normal child there is nothing seriously wrong with him. 2. He sounds like he is a picky eater. What concerns me, Food touching on his plate (ocd), having nightmares (ocd), and getting frustrated very easily (ocd). Now the reason I say this is because I have obsessive compulsive disorder. I dont like food to touch other food sometimes it makes me feel like it is contaminated. 2. I have dreams about what I didnt do that day like forgeting to count my brush strokes when I did my hair. 3. I get frustrated because everything has to be done a certain way over and over and over again and it gets annoying even to me but I cant stop doing them. If your son is being very repeatative, and has rituals you might want to see if he has (ocd) Good luck

Answer 10

Kids have different taste buds, but honestly, a hungry kid will eat anything.

Five is a good age to start laying down the law. If you don't you'll be dealing with this at 15, only it won't be fruits and vegetables.

Your problem is you can't place his happiness over his health, they need to go hand in hand.