My 2 year old will not drink milk at all ever since we took her off the bottle at 18 months. What should we do

Question

My 2 year old will not drink milk at all ever since we took her off the bottle at 18 months. What should we do

Answer 1

I would suggest giving your child carnation instant breakfast, yogurt, cheese, as long as they get these foods and enough of them your child should be okay and in the meantime have you tried putting some nesquick in the milk? Dont give up. Continue to offer it to the child and make sure they see that you drinking it as well.

Answer 2

Give her milk products like ice cream, yogurt and cheese-not a big issue.

Answer 3

Try goat's milk. They sell it at Wal-Mart and most big grocery stores. Children who are allergic to cow's milk (or just don't like it) will often drink goat's milk. Good luck!! : /

Answer 4

Have you tried chocolate or strawberry flavoured milk? It is a little higher in calorie content and sugar but still chalked full of the good things like calcium and the good fats she needs. If that doesn't work or you don't like the sound of it, then try getting her to eat yogurt, cheeses...even ice-cream. Make fruit smoothies and sneak a serving of milk in there for her. Give her green vegetables like brocolli which are also high in calcium. Feed her fish which is full of the good oils and fats that a growing child's brain and body needs. Really try to avoid any caffeine from soda or other sources for her. Caffiene has been proven to prevent calcium absorbtion in children. Also give her a multivitamin to help supplement what she gets in her diet.

Answer 5

While cow's milk does contain some good vitamins and nutrients, there really is no reason a human has to drink it.  The main benefit of cow's milk is the calcium and Vitamin D in it.  There are many other ways to get these things, so don't fret much about your daughter not drinking cow's milk.  You can put milk in things such as make pudding with it or if she eat oatmeal or cream of wheat, make it with milk instead of water.  If she eats cheese and yogurt, these are fine sources of calcium as well.  Many foods also contain calcium such as broccoli, tofu, and calcium added products such as some orange juice and breakfast cereal.  Here is a good website that talks about recommended calcium intake for different age groups and how to get that http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/calcium...  Vitamin D requirements are typically met through normal exposure to sunlight.  Few foods contain it naturally, but this website gives you some information about it http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/vitamin...