I've been giving my youngest (special needs child) weight gainer protien - I'd rather not but he doesn't eat, every meal is a fight unless it's cookies or cake which he rarely gets. He's under weight, small for his age and I can see his rib cage through his chest, if I didn't' fight with him non stop to eat I swear he'd starve himself to death. I've talked to his doctor about ideas on how to try to get him to eat and they don't have any ideas, the one thing I've found he won't fight me on is a weight gainer shake with bananas and peanut butter added in.

So I still fight with him, every meal regardless of what it is get strung out into a 2 hour fight but at least I'm getting some fats and proteins in him, I figure it's the lesser of the two evils. I'm also giving him a small amount of liquid multi-vitamin as well. My fear is if he doesn't get nutrition it will affect his development.

He won't even eat the normal junk that kids go after like pizza.

If anyone knows of any REAL appetite stimulators that are safe for kids I'm all ears.