HELP! 14 Month Old Wont Eat!

Hello A.,
Try changing where she eats; remove her tray and buckle her in and push her to the table with you and your husband. Sometimes when you change things a little bit, you may surprise her into eating. Maybe lay a blankey on the floor or at the park and have a picnic. Have other children around to eat with, kids like to conform (sometimes) with other children around. My grandmother use to say "they will eat when they are hungry" Good-luck

My son who is now 3 has always been a real picky eater and I have felt the same about sending him to daycare without anything to eat. I have found with my son and with talking to the doc, that they will eat when they are hungry. When he doesn't eat, I take a baggie of cheerios with us, or a Clif Kids Bar (Z Bar). Those always have been a success and they have good nutrients in them. My sons doc said to find fun kids food even if we don't like them. Lasagna, mac n cheese, hot dogs. I was buying hot dogs at the meat market for a while. My son has always loved whole beans, peas, corn, kind of good finger foods, plain noodles. I still put a Z Bar in my sons backpack when I take him to daycare so he always knows it's there. I hope this helps!

My 3 year old son only weighs 23 pounds. The dr's were very conserned but i agree with the women who said children will eat when they are hungry. As long as they are not filling up theire tummis with milk. My son is a very big drinker and will ask for milk when he in fact is hungry. I am always offering high protine snacks before he asks for a drink. He tends to eat more if i eat with him. Maybe not the most conventinal method but when he is playing at his train table i always put a bowl of finger foods next to him and never pressure him to eat it, is there just in case!

More teeth might be coming in or a tooth might be hurting.

I found the book "Child of Mine, feeding with love and good sense" by nutritionist Ellyn Satter to be helpful (esp. in helping calm my worries about my kids not eating enough). Among the useful info I learned was that toddlers often go through a phase of rejecting food a lot, because they're developing more independence and often assert it by rejecting things that only weeks ago they would've scarfed down without question. She gives a lot of helpful advice on helping parents and kids develop healthy relationships with food (including hints for avoiding turning feeding times into a control struggle between parent and child)
hope that helps

Try putting her food in a blender and mixing it with milk in a bottle. Also let her hold the spoon and get familiar with it, and as she gets familiar try putting a little food on it and let her put it in her mouth. Maybe once she realizes that the spoon tastes good she may be more willing to eat.

I also had a very picky eater,my daughter, but it is true"they will eat when they are hungry" keep offering kid friendly foods, but a very small amount at a time, let her have a small spoon to feed herself let her play with the food and feel the textures, she will eventually get some in her mouth, and just might find a taste that she likes. Don't pressure her, sit beside her and let her know that you are enjoying your food, make it fun time, at this age they love to imitate what others are doing. Good Luck.........C.