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Father of a 5 yr 7 m old boy3 years ago

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#asktheexpert My son is 2.5yrs old but he still eats mashed food and swallows it instead of chewing. How to make him eat solid food ?

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Shaista TarannumMom of a 16 yr 5 m old boy3 years ago

A. yoy have to gradually get him used to eating more coarse foods. if baby has been eating mashed foods right from the beginning it will take some time for him to get used to eating other foods because now he needs to chew. earlier he could just gulp ot down. so now you will ask him to chew and eat. give him some time. make him understand that all big boys and all his friends eat this way. he will also learn. give him his favourite foods. it will take time but he will certainly learn to eat. better to start at this stage itself. if you delay more it will be more difficult.

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