hello doctor, my son is 2.9 yrs and he still refuses to chew his food. but he manages to eat carrot on his own by chewing. what should I do ? is it normal?

1 Answer

ExpertDr. Swapnil SaxenaAyurvedic Physician3 years ago

A. you should avoid all kinds of neal time distractions for the baby and he should be doing only one thing and one time if he is engaged in rhymes mobiles or television he will always avoid chewing the food

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