Food related: Do atleast for six months.

Hello! I understand how difficult and emotionally exhausting it can be to manage feeding challenges, especially when dietary restrictions and screen-time limitations are newly introduced. If curd was removed due to suspected cow’s milk protein intolerance or as part of a developmental protocol, discuss with your pediatrician the possibility of reintroducing small amounts of fermented dairy (like curd) gradually after a period of 6 months if tolerated. Offer alternatives like fruits, lentil-based snacks, rice-dal porridge, or vegetable idlis. The “No Screen Time” rule is evidence-based and very beneficial for speech and cognitive development. Encourage more interactive play: talking, singing, picture books, blocks, and pretend play with everyday items. Tantrums or “cried behaviors” after being denied bananas are part of toddler emotional responses. Acknowledge his feelings (“I know you love bananas”), but stay consistent with limits. Use distraction and offer choices (“You can choose idly or dosa” or “Do you want to eat with spoon or fingers?”).

It’s common for toddlers to fixate on a particular food. In this case, bananas might be giving your child comfort or sensory satisfaction. Eating 3–4 bananas at a stretch is not ideal — it can lead to poor appetite for other meals and excessive calorie intake without nutritional diversity. Try offering banana in controlled portions (e.g. half or one small banana) and pair it with other accepted foods like idly/dosa to balance the meal. Avoid force-feeding or emotionally charged feeding, as this can worsen aversions. Since the child is hardly eating otherwise, and there is already a concern for developmental delay, a physical evaluation by a pediatrician is highly recommended.