BabyUniversity.com › Forums › Ages & Stages › Terrific "T"s › My son doesn't eat dinner
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

My son doesn't eat dinner

post #1 of 7
11/6/07 at 3:12pm
Thread Starter 
My two year old son will eat every meal cept dinner and he only has one snack in the morning(most days). Should I be worried at all? He doesn't like anything I make for dinner! He's always been extremely picky and was on jarred baby food till he was 18 months and wouldn't eat solids until 13 months. I'm getting so frustrated with him but I don't show it. I just complain to my husband. LOL.

I'm just wondering is there anyone else that has a picky toddler and what did they do to fix it? Should I just let him skip dinner? He's average weight for his age group and height as well. I've been thinking about buying him Pediasure and giving him that anytime he refuses dinner. Please HELP!
Reply
post #2 of 7
11/6/07 at 5:23pm
I wouldn't stress about it too much hon...
Karah eats dinner maybe once a week. She doesn't get an afternoon snack, and only water to drink after lunch as well. I make dinner, and I usually try to make sure that there is something there she will eat (like corn). I don't make her a seperate meal, I just make her a small plate and sit it in front of her. If she eats it, thats great. If she doesn't than that's fine too. She doesn't get anything to eat till morning if she skips dinner.
They will eat when they are hungry... as long as he's not losing weight I wouldn't worry too much.
Reply
post #3 of 7
11/6/07 at 7:23pm
Logan is picky too. I find if I sit with him he will attempt. I try to do the "if you dont eat then you wont get anything later" and sometimes I follow through lol. His problem is his meds for his adhd. So I find he does snack later on buts on yogurt cheese, bagel ect. Sometimes cereal. It snot cookies and chips. He has always been a slow gainer. He is 6 and 46 lbs and 44 inches. But this has always been his pattern and he is very healthy. Just keep trying. Sounds more like he isnt hungry as compared to a power strruggle thing. and since his growth is good dont worry too much.
Reply
post #4 of 7
11/6/07 at 9:46pm
i remember the health nurse saying not to watch what they eat in a day, but what they eat in a week instead. as long as he isn't losing weight i bet he will be ok.
Reply
post #5 of 7
11/8/07 at 9:19am
Emily's pretty picky, too. She still has days where she eats almost nothing all day. I have given up trying to figure it out or fix it, and I know that she'll eat when she's hungry. If she skips a meal, and she gets hungry later, I give her an apple or grapes or yougurt or a combination of fruit and yogurt. I try not to be too hard on her because I know there are days when I am not hungry when everyone else wants lunch or dinner.
Reply
post #6 of 7
11/8/07 at 8:01pm
If he's eating OK at other meals, then I wouldn't worry too much about it. Especially if he's otherwise healthy and a good weight for his age.
Reply
post #7 of 7
11/8/07 at 10:36pm
My boys weren't to big on eating sometimes either, mostly if they weren't having a growth spurt (that doesn't look right, does it?, but you know what I mean ) they simply were not hungry.

however it let me kknow when they were about to start a growth spurt because they starting getting hungry all the time

As everyone else has said, if he is not loosing weight I wouldn't worry, just offer him dinner, if he is hungry he will eat, if he is not he won't.
Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: Terrific "T"s
BabyUniversity.com › Forums › Ages & Stages › Terrific "T"s › My son doesn't eat dinner