Question

A frustrated mother with a 9-month-old baby comes to the clinic because her son is refusing all solid food. When talking with this mother, the nurse discovers the mother has struggled with a weight problem all her life, which she attributes to being forced to eat even when she was full. Not wanting to treat her child the same way, each time her son pushes food away with his tongue she believes that he doesn't want it. Which statement would be most appropriate for the nurse to say to this mother?

Answer 1

The mother should know that her child at this age is not able to eat solid foods.

Step-by-step explanation:

The mother needs to know that her child is not having or struggling with any weight problem and he/she can not eat solid foods. She needs to change her way of feeding him/her and start to prepare for him/her soft bread, cooked noodles, dairy foods..etc.