Community› The Bump Message Boards› Babies: 9 - 12 Months
Babies: 9 - 12 Months
New Discussion

Are there any moms of preschoolers on (4 year olds)?

mojito14mojito14
in Babies: 9 - 12 Months

Preston has always been a great eater (even if I have to tell him to quiet down and eat his dinner 50 million times), he will still eat it. It's a real struggle to get him to eat and he has gone without dessert because of it (which is unheard of for him). Lately, he hasn't wanted to eat anything (this morning he had a juice and yogurt for breakfast) and nothing else.

It's just a really strange turn of events for us. He is a beanpole already. I don't want to start seeing his ribs because of lack of food. :-(

image Preston 10/13/06 - Harrison 04/14/10
Report Reply to Post

Re: Are there any moms of preschoolers on (4 year olds)?

  • Alexandra*sMomAlexandra*sMom member
    Honestly, I wouldn't worry.  The girls (3 & 5), eat when they are hungry.  I don't force them to eat - though it seems like I do.  As long as they eat 1/2 of their food, I am fine with it.  My girls are NOT breakfast eaters, so I typically take snacks if we are going out.  Since Alex started school, they have to eat in the morning which is sometimes a struggle.  I'd offer healthy foods when he does say he's hungry and otherwise don't worry about it.
    Report Reply
  • Loading the player...
  • mojito14mojito14

    imageAlexandra*sMom:
    Honestly, I wouldn't worry.  The girls (3 & 5), eat when they are hungry.  I don't force them to eat - though it seems like I do.  As long as they eat 1/2 of their food, I am fine with it.  My girls are NOT breakfast eaters, so I typically take snacks if we are going out.  Since Alex started school, they have to eat in the morning which is sometimes a struggle.  I'd offer healthy foods when he does say he's hungry and otherwise don't worry about it.

    Thanks for replying! He has never been a breakfast eater either. It's funny, because at this point, Harrison is eating twice as much as Preston.

    image Preston 10/13/06 - Harrison 04/14/10
    Report Reply
  • winomom22winomom22 member
    DD1 has always been somewhat picky, but lately she has been even more so and she is super skinny as well. I try not to stress about it. If she is hungry, she will eat, but like you it seems DD2 eats more than her! Already her thighs are bigger than hers! She'll eat anything in sight though...LOL
    Child #1: 6 yo DD Child #2: 2yo DD
    Report Reply
  • Alexandra*sMomAlexandra*sMom member

    imagemojito14:
    Thanks for replying! He has never been a breakfast eater either. It's funny, because at this point, Harrison is eating twice as much as Preston.

    It is totally normal.  I remember when Taylor was 1 and Alex was 3, thinking that Taylor was always outeating her sister. 

    Report Reply
  • MrsBalletStar05MrsBalletStar05 member

    Mine will be 4 this summer.

    He used to be a CRAZY big eater.  He would eat just as much as me.  Now?  Not so much.  I know he's not picky, it's just because he's not hungry.  I'm not concerned because while he is thin, he's not THAT thin and we do have a thin family anyways.  

    Adrian 7.6.07 - ADHD, Disruptive Behavior Disorder, Learning Disability-NOS
    Cam 6.6.10 - Autism, Global Developmental Delay, Mixed Receptive/Expressive Communication Disorder
    Report Reply
  • ANJ410ANJ410

    I wouldn't be concerned about it unless you are also noticing weight loss and/or a drop in energy level. My son is also a good eater, but has his phases where he eats much less. Just last week he picked at almost every meal for the entire week and for the last two days he has been eating me out of house and home like he is starving every 20 minutes.

    Report Reply
  • ANJ410ANJ410
    imagemojito14:

    imageAlexandra*sMom:
    Honestly, I wouldn't worry.  The girls (3 & 5), eat when they are hungry.  I don't force them to eat - though it seems like I do.  As long as they eat 1/2 of their food, I am fine with it.  My girls are NOT breakfast eaters, so I typically take snacks if we are going out.  Since Alex started school, they have to eat in the morning which is sometimes a struggle.  I'd offer healthy foods when he does say he's hungry and otherwise don't worry about it.

    Thanks for replying! He has never been a breakfast eater either. It's funny, because at this point, Harrison is eating twice as much as Preston.

    LOL at this.  Breakfast is DS's worst meal of the day also, especially on weekdays when we have to be out of the house by 8:30 for preschool and he doesn't have two hours to leisurely eat his breakfast. Meanwhile, my DD can devour an entire adult sized pancake, a bowl of fruit and a whole cup of milk in 15 minutes or less!

    Report Reply
This discussion has been closed.
Choose Another Board
Search Boards
"
"