okay, moms. or dads. my almost 3 year old son WILL NOT EAT.
he is the pickiest eater I have ever seen and I have seen a few.
he isn't sick or anything. this has been going on ever since he
discovered he had a will of his own. toddlers have idiosyncracies
and all, and my boy is no different, but wow. he will only eat one
certain thing days in a row. then he hates it. or he will go 2 or 3
days just grazing, sometimes taking one bite of food the whole day
and then the next day will power down 3 meals and a couple snacks.
he tells me he wants something, I give it to him and he says thank
you and then walks away without touching it, or he will take a bite
or two and say "all done, Mama!" and he's off. it baffles me how a
child so active can survive on seemingly nothing. he is in the 95th
percentile for height and the 25th for weight and hasn't gained a
pound in SIX MONTHS! he's a bean pole and his pediatrician assures
me this is normal and every kid is different and kids can be picky
and blah, blah, blah. I still think I am missing something. so, has
anyone ever had a picky kid? what did you feed them, or what did
you try? is there a trick to this? oh yeah, and WHY when I offer
him something he will flat out refuse it and then when Daddy gets
home he will polish off the SAME THING for him?
I am so frustrated and clueless!
he is the pickiest eater I have ever seen and I have seen a few.
he isn't sick or anything. this has been going on ever since he
discovered he had a will of his own. toddlers have idiosyncracies
and all, and my boy is no different, but wow. he will only eat one
certain thing days in a row. then he hates it. or he will go 2 or 3
days just grazing, sometimes taking one bite of food the whole day
and then the next day will power down 3 meals and a couple snacks.
he tells me he wants something, I give it to him and he says thank
you and then walks away without touching it, or he will take a bite
or two and say "all done, Mama!" and he's off. it baffles me how a
child so active can survive on seemingly nothing. he is in the 95th
percentile for height and the 25th for weight and hasn't gained a
pound in SIX MONTHS! he's a bean pole and his pediatrician assures
me this is normal and every kid is different and kids can be picky
and blah, blah, blah. I still think I am missing something. so, has
anyone ever had a picky kid? what did you feed them, or what did
you try? is there a trick to this? oh yeah, and WHY when I offer
him something he will flat out refuse it and then when Daddy gets
home he will polish off the SAME THING for him?
I am so frustrated and clueless!