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Father of a 4 yr 10 m old boy3 years ago

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My son is not eating any thing ,he is not ready to open the mouth for food wht prblem he could have? In starting when i introduced solid he used to liquid foods but also stopped that i dont knowwhat to do

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Dr Sameer awadhiyaGuardian of 2 children3 years ago

A. for good Growth of the child it is important that the child should get proper nutritional requirement which is very important for the growing child specially iron and vitamin D is required for better growth and cognition . also there is role of other micronutrients. one should ensure that the child should get a proper balanced diet which contains all types of nutrients essential for growth. any kind of infection specially any chronic infection should be ruled out and treated which may hamper the growth otherwise. after 2 yeards of age you cgfan give some powder like kids Pro/ prohance junior mix in milk twice a day for one or two months.

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