Eating habbits for a toddler?

Question

so my 2yr old daughter hardly eats and when I get home from work I cook a healthy dinner and half way thru her food he falls asllep. i wake her up so she can finish plus she wont let me slepp at night. Or sometimes like today she doesnt want to eat, what to do any advise ?

Answer 1

All toddlers go thru the stage where they are extremly picky.  My son wouldnt eat ne thing!  Then he would only eat grilled cheese and chicken nuggets.  Little by little they get over it so dont worry.  Try all kinds of different things untill you see she likes a certain thing then stick to that cuz at least you know shes eating something.  Trust me they grow out of it.  My son is now 3 and he eats a variety of things...still al il picky but hes gotten so much better and trying new things.

Answer 2

toddlers toddle ..they eat on the go. Slice up vegies and hand it to them as the run by

Answer 3

my 2 yr old does the same thing--she almost never wants to eat. i was told it could be a stage, growth spurt or even just the humidy too much for her.  always see ur doctor if its becomes serious. try sneeking in pedialite and maybe some ensure--ask ur doctor

Answer 4

my 3 year old is/was the same way i usually give her sliced up veggies or fruits i give her dinner but a lite one but i give her like 5 small meals everyday

Answer 5

sure, toddlers have appetites that vary day by day, just like adults. somedays my son eats like a horse, others like a gnat. however, if she is 2 and is falling asleep in the process of eating, that is a huge red flag. you need to take her to see her pediatrician ASAP! this could be the sign of a serious medical condition.

Answer 6

Part of the terrible twos is food pickyness - although mine was picky from the beginning, I swear he's more picky now.  Still, now that he's two, he can understand hunger and what is needed to fix it.  This is the time where you teach them to eat what you put in front of them.  if my son (turned 2 last month) doesn't eat what I put in front of him, then he's not hungry enough to need it, so he doesn't eat.  He usually only does that on days he had a big breakfast or lunch.  He'll take maybe two bites of dinner then he's done.

Try having dinner earlier - work on having everything ready so when you get home from work you can turn around and set the table.

Find out how much she's sleeping at daycare.  She may be taking a larger nap than needed if she's so awake at night.  She's probably napping to early in the day - make them push any nap she takes at daycare into the early afternoon.  It'll push her bedtime back a little so she doesn't crash at the table.

If you need reassurance on the food, find out what and how much she's eating at daycare.  At this age they only eat one big meal a day and the rest are pretty much snacks - they don't eat very much.

Answer 7

I disagree with the previous poster about it being a serious issue if she is falling asleep at dinner.  I suggest you take a look at her routine.  Is she getting a nap?  Is is long enough?  Does she have a reasonable bedtime?  This is probably what is causing her to fall asleep at the table.  Do you sit down with her to eat dinner?  This could be a good example to her.  Make sure she is eating the same food you are.  Good luck!  I have a 3 year old who doesn't like mealtimes either.

Answer 8

Two year olds need healthy food not junk food, they also require a good stable consistent routine.

Maybe she still need toddler foods , introduce foods one at a time and make sure you aren't expecting her to eat too much.

Keep cookies to a minimum and see that she drinks milk three or four times a day, not reduced fat but whole milk,.

Check with a Nutritionist or grandmother, four ounces of juice , a half cup of cereal  and a bottle of milk or glass of milk.

Snack , half a banana

Jar of chicken soup, junior apricots, milk

Grapes or peach as P.M. snack and dinner might be Junior meat, beans and apple sauce. again milk.

Does she have a bottle of milk before bed.

She may still require a nap in the morning and afternoon and a regular bedtime at seven or eight o'clock.

Regular is the key, she will know what to expect, she will give up morning nap first and take a longer nap after lunch but not right after .

Watch her eyes, also reading to her after meals will clue you in as to if a nap is called for.The foods I mention are sample, not gospel. What I mean is Junior foods, don't give her fast foods.When you aren't there are your wishes carried out?

Who is in charge of her while you are at work?