5 yr old crying excessively for no reason

[Divvi]

Hi ,
My daughter is 5years old .She had acid refluxes when she was very young .Eventually that was cured too.At present there are 2 problems
Problem 1  :  She is crying for every small thing ,even for scenarios like a character in a story does not wear a shirt.
She cries if she is given what she wants too and she would cry for things that are not offered too.This is very frustrating and embarassing .
Problem 2 : She does not eat anything .She does not have her lunch ,no breakfast and no dinner .She can stay for days without food .We have consulted doctors but it was in vain .They say that she is perfectly alright but she will not have anything.Her growth is stunted because of this and it is very clearly evident.

Any kind of help here is much appreciated .As days are moving on,this is worrying us a lot .We do not have any kind of alcoholic or any other kind of social problems .We dont know what could be the cause and cure.
Thanks
Div

[babygirl6152]

also have her pediatrician check her tonsils and adenoids..... her sleeping patterns should be monitored. Some children even with 10 hours sleep @ night and 2 hours nap still are not fully rested- they rarely go into REM sleep. They are small for their age also since REM sleep is what kicks the pituitary gland into "DRIVE" mode...
I have heard of little ones with terrible behavior problems, (my godddaighter was one of them) negativity, whining, that have had sleep apnea- having their adenoids removed along with tonsils, and they are a different child. They grow taller, they are HAPPY/

Imagine 4 years without a truly good night's sleep YIKES!
Remember the amount of sleep time and naps do not matter- it is the quality of restful sleep. Does your child sleep well? Does your child snore?

Just an outside chance but thought I would throw it out there

Good luck

[Divvi]

Hi ,
Thanks a lot for responding. We had no idea that these two problems are related  .We have been trying to get her to eat but not much success .She does not even like to eat ice cream too .We have tried to give some vitamin syrups to increase hunger and not much luck either .

Can you also suggest what kind of methods ,tips to follow such that we can encourage her to eat something ???
Her growth is stunted and it is so seen when compared to her friends of same age .

Please suggest where to start from .Really it will be a great help

Thanks
Thanks a lot
Rgds
Divya

[Encephalomalcia]

In my opinion the crying is related to the not eating.  When children are hungry they cry.  When adults are hungry they cry.  My cousin battled anorexia which she starved herself.  She was crying all the time at work and did not know why.  Once all her hair started falling out she realized what she was doing to herself.  Your child needs to eat.  Have you tried vitamins to increase her appetite?  Sometimes this works, sometimes is doesn't and they just ignore their hunger pains.  I have a 4 year old that eats very little and ignores her hunger pains.  It's such a struggle to get her to eat. I even had the school district come into the house when she was a year and a half to get her to eat and they could not either.  She eats whatever she wants now.  Ice cream in the morning, why not.  At least she has something in her belly.  Whatever she wants she gets.  She even turns down candy.  Child Psychologists and the state will say provide the food but do not force the child to eat.  I had eat problems since I was in my early twenties.  The cooks at show forced me to eat out lunches.  They made me feel guilty if I didn't eat the food that they dished up for me.  They watched to see how much food I did not eat.  They were totally on me when I was 15 and they helped a great deal.  It would have been much worse if they did nothing.  Once when I was 7 years old, I went without eating or drinking anything for days.  I was so weak I had to crawl to the bathroom.  My parents had the idea that when she gets hungry enough, she will eat.  Usually the digest system shuts down after 24 hours so that is not the case.  Try, try to get her to eat.  If you can not improve the quanity of food she is eating, get some medical help.