my child still refuses to eat food..And puts food in her mouth hours together.. rather chewing or swallowing...and this leads to reduction in her weight...this has been a big problem for me...plse give me any suggestions

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it is very important to give all types of food made from cereals (rice wheat and other)  pulses (dal) vegetable milk and fruits to the child and this will only help in increasing the growth weight height immunity of the child.
you can go for any recipes and flavours and taste according to the the preference of the child.

start with small quantity and gradually increase the quantity.
you can go for different colour plates as well as different size plates to make  eating more attractive.

also it is very important to rule out nutritioneal deficiency in your child because that is one of the most common cause of loss of appetite in the child.
you can add ghee ande dry fruits powder to the diet to make it more calorie rich.

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hi parent
keep her well hydrated by giving her a spoon of lukewarm water every hour when she's awake
use simply purified water having tds higher than 350
take sunbathing daily with her head and ears covered
massage her with Babyhug til oil