Feeding & Nutrition

‘My child doesn’t eat’ may mean several different things

Sometimes intake is genuinely inadequate. Sometimes the diet is nutritionally poor despite adequate calories. Sometimes the child grazes all day and is not hungry at meals. Sometimes growth is normal but the parent’s expected portion is unrealistic.

Start with evidence

Dr. Rajiv looks at growth, dietary pattern, activity, examination and the child’s history before deciding whether there is a nutritional problem.

Food can become a relationship problem

Repeated pressure, chasing, bargaining and force-feeding can turn meals into a daily conflict. The aim is not to win each meal; it is to build a sustainable eating environment while identifying genuine nutritional issues.

Supplements are not reassurance in a bottle

A tonic or multivitamin should not automatically be prescribed because a child looks thin. Specific deficiencies and risks deserve treatment; parental anxiety alone is not a deficiency.

Questions parents commonly ask

• Why does my child not eat?
• Should I force-feed?
• Does my child need a multivitamin?
• When is poor weight gain concerning?

Watch Dr. Rajiv explain

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