14 month old refuses to eat fruit and veggies

[KellyP]

The first thing you need to do is stop giving in and doing the alternative. Serve what you serve and let the child choose to eat or not.

You can't force them to do it and every time you try (like squeezing the juice into their mouth) you are setting yourself up for a power struggle. It no longer is about eating or liking the fruit or vegetables, it is about not doing what you want them to do.

Serve the food and leave the rest. If he doesn't eat it then don't offer an alternative. Leave it alone and don't allow him to fill up on the things he does like. He has to feel hungry or feel something before he will change his ways. You can't do that part for him. He has to havenatural consequences