My 7 year old son refuses to eat anything with vegetables or fruit in it.?

Sounds like either your kid has horriffic allergy problems or is suffering from spoiled brat syndrome... or one other, much worse possibility. If it's the former, your doctor should be more careful about testing kids. If allergies are the case, then your child should have more than an emotional response to eating vegetable, like breaking out in hives or pain.

If not allergies and your discription is correct, please watch Nanny 911. You child may be spoiled because you cave in to his demands. At some point, almost every child engages in a battle of wills with their parents for household control. If the parents win, peace. If the child wins, hell on earth. Spoil the child, ruin his life. If you care, you must win through persistence and patience (these will be repeatedly tested!!) in order for your child to function in a society. Otherwise, expect to visit your kid in jail or a homeless shelter later (or support them until you die). More immediately, a spoiled child may suffer from obesity and severe constipation if you both continue on this path (not to mention your own headaches!).

Now the really dark stuff. Has your child been molested or otherwise abused? If this sort of acting out is not characteristic of your child, then you might want to (carefully, not giving the kid any great ideas about how to make your life more miserable in the battle for household control) check this out - particularly if a spouse or another significant other spends a great deal of alone time with the kid. Kids don't know how to tell you this stuff (let alone most adults!), but acting out is usually symptomatic of something going wrong. If you are the person abusing, then I have no sympathy for you. Hell hath no fury as the hatred of your own children.

My son is the same way. It is easy for people to say your child is spoiled, but unless they are in a similar situation, they really can not judge or comment. There are kids who just do not like the texture. My son and one of his preschool classmates refuse fruit of any kind. My son will eat a few veggies, but refuses to eat or try any fruit. Ever since he was 15 months old, he refused bananas and then other fruits. After baby food there was no more fruit in his diet. The only way he will eat fruit is freeze dried. I buy the Plum Organics bars that have veggies in them. Kids do not get enough veggies in their diet. I would definitely get support from a doctor and if your doctor isn't helping find one that will. Your child is more extreme than mine when it comes to eating. If he can eat spaghetti sauce, use a food processor to grind up veggies. Make sure your child doesn't know. Hide veggies and fruits in other foods, if not possible, maybe work on a goal of eating a fruit or veggie of his choice and a reasonable reward of his choice. Vitamins are a must with my kid. I worry, but I am hoping he will change as he grows older.

Child Refuses To Eat

You are in control, not him.

My mother made all of us kids eat at least one bite of everything she served. For unpopular vegetables, this one bite was a conflict sometimes, but we choked it down. No big heaping serving; just one bite or we couldn't leave the table. Eventually, we learned to eat vegetables (though I still hate brussel sprouts and lima beans).

If he still refuses to eat anything healthy, then let him know that he won't eat, period, until it is time for the next meal. If he asks for a snack because he his hungry because he didn't eat.

On the other hand, make sure that there isn't a good reason he is not eating grains. Do they make him feel sick? You may want to have him checked for coeliac disease, which is an inability to digest gluten, and could cause him to reject grain products.

Take everything away except for fruits and vegies then, and obviously let him eat a bit of meat as well. No fast food, soft drink etc. He'll eventually eat because he'll get hungry and won't be able to refuse vegetables!

The first thing are you a picky eater or someone else at your table? Children will copy if you put something in front of them and then someone says I don't like that. Plus remind him that French Fry's are a veg. Not a good way to have one but he is eating one. Make every meal of things he doesn't like. Tell him this is what we are having if you don't like it when don't eat. Just be simple about it not big deal. After a few days of him have to try something he doesn't like to eat he will eat it a probably like it. You need to give him a time line to let him know that he has 20mins to finish his plate if not just get up and put it away. Don't throw it away in two hours he many come back hun. give him the plate. It he doesn't eat it then throw it away once he goes to bed and doesn't see you. The next night make foods you know he doesn't like again and nothing else. He is pushing you. You have to be strong and wait him out he will eat. No he won't get sick from not eating. He is eating something at school. Find out what his friends eat have them over for dinner. With him being the only on not eating something. Check with his friends mom to find out what is his fav. meal is make that. My son eats everything there are very few things he doesn't like. He is four. But, I try things I don't like with him.

Is he on vitamins? If he won't take them, you could crush them up and put them in his drink. I do that with my 5 year old son. He has terrible eating habits. It is really hard for us to get him to eat also. He is really into snacking, but hates to sit down at the table for meals. Is he eating throughout the day, snacking etc...? Maybe he is snacking too much, and that one reason he doesn't want to eat. He will eat when he is hungry. Don't force him at meal time, it will only cause you both to be miserable. This is probably just a stage he is going through. Would he drink those shake drinks for kids full of vitamins? They are kind of expensive, but would be worth it to nourish his little body. I have seen them at Wal-Mart by the formula in the baby section. Good luck!

Have you ever heard of discipline. I would suggest taking away things that give him pleasure. At 7 yrs he should respect the time and effort you give in making dinner and eat what is set before him. I used to try to get away with things a the dinner table when I was a child and I became good friends with my dads belt. I no longer am bad at the table though.

I sympathise. My son was exactly the same. With my first two sons, I worried myself silly about what they ate. I tried to make sure they had the good, nutritious food. They did eat them and they still were plagued with ear and throat infections.

When son number three came along, he lived on cereals. He would eat nothing much else. In the end, I stopped worrying what he ate. He turned out to be the healthiest of all three. Now an adult, he eats anything.

I think as long as your son is gaining weight and has plenty of energy, I wouldn't worry too much. Good luck anyway. I know it's hard.

Been there done that..unfortunately it's very frustrating. Our Dr said the same thing..and also said as I figured..the child will eat when they are hungry. I got away with lots of peanut butter or PB&J sandwiches, grilled cheese, mac & cheese, cereal, etc. My dr said it would be a good idea to be on the safe side (and because my child goes to a daycare..where she may be sick often) to keep nutrients in her system & keep her immune system up..to give her a multi vitamin, and if extremely necessary on a bad day one of the pediasure type drinks. I give both of my kids Flinstone's vitamins daily now (cut in half if 3 or under) and have gotten them to eat enough that I don't have to do the Pediasure anymore either. As with anything tho, check with the dr before dramatic changes in your childs diet or when adding vitamins, etc. Good luck! :)