Eating habits of my 16 months old
gorimam posted on Sat, 12/03/2011 - 11:48
My 16 months old eating habits are very unpredictable. Some day she will eat a particular thing and I feel that is her favorite food and the very next day she may completely reject the food. Just a couple of days back she ate nothing but oranges and she ate 5 oranges and now she does not want to see that fruit. Many days she even goes empty stomach the whole day. I am really confused with the recent development in her.
Is is normal or my daughter is the one behaving this way?
Eating habits of toddlers is totally unpredictable. My son also used to behave similarly. In the beginning I was really concerned as you but slowly gave up. And I did let him eat whatever he wanted. Sometimes when he wanted not to eat anything, I did let him be hungry and next day he would eat as much
I feel every toddler's mom will have a similar story to tell. So, the conclusion is just give your child whatever he wants to eat.
Be flexible with feeding time and menu and life will be easy for you and your child both.
At this age kids are very unpredictable and if you try to be strict this might have adverse effect. As at this age kids are not ready to understand the importance of what we say and they are learning to put their own world. They might not even eating if think of eating if they are busy with one of their new toys. There are many similar situations so just wait and the time will pass.
Enjoy the moments with your child.
Do not force your child. May be you can get her to eat some healthy snacks like fruits and vegetables in a play way. In spite of this if you think that a particular day if she is not getting enough nutrients you can give her some substitute drink like Pediasure.