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Mom of a 7 yr old boy3 years ago

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#AskTheExpert my child is having difficulty in chewing the food. he always swallows the food. can this be changed?

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Rakhi PMom of 2 children3 years ago

A. may be he is used to eating liquid kind of food. give some finger foods that he might like. try different kind of foods that he will have to chew and eat plus will add to the taste as well.

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Nihita mittalMom of 4 children3 years ago

A. good morning I would recommend you to try to inculcate this habit by giving the child some solid food which can be chewed for example you can try to give finger chips dry fruits papad etc

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