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Mom of a 4 yr 4 m old girl2 years ago

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#AskTheExpert My 1.6 yr girl does not eat food properly. She tries to eat by herself and ends up eating very less in a whole day.

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ExpertVandana SharmaNutritionist2 years ago

A. Hello mom this is quite a habit of babies especially when they wish to get independent and prefer to eat their food by themselves .. so its. A phase .. try to teach in a playway method ..you can take some quantity of the food and they may learn to imitate you.

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