Missing dinner
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I offer another snack like fruit and if not I let her be
My bean eats everything but when she doesn’t want to eat it lets me know they she’s either not hungry at this time or she to distracted and busy to settle down. I leave out her plate for her on her table and she comes to sit down and eat when she’s ready.
It kind of depends on the day. Depends on what the rest of his meals have been like, what options are available, his mood or how aggressively he is rejecting the food etc. often times he will reject certain parts of the meal and not others so I try to provide more of that. My son used to be okay with plated food but now if he happens to not like the first thing he tries he is likely to reject the plate all together. I offer new stuff first and add to his tray from there and I always try again with whatever food he has rejected in that same meal.
My 15 month old often skips meals 😅. She is more a snacker, but really doesn’t eat much compared to her little friends. Just had a routine appointment with the Dr and she is trending fine with her weight and advanced for all her milestones. We do offer her 3 meals and snacks, but have never really worried too much. But if she is hungry she can ask for food now too.
Depends how much he has eaten throughout the day, for me. If I know he’s eaten a decent amount of things throughout the day and he refuses dinner, I usually just give him milk and leave it at that. However, if I know he hasn’t eaten much then I will usually offer other things before giving up. If I send him to bed hungry then he will sleep poorly and that affects everyone in the household
I offer him something . And if he eats a bit but then starts dropping food on purpose... I take him out of his booster seat
If he'd rather play, then play will tire him out . Because once he hits tired.... It might take a bit for him to accept it.... And to fall asleep.... But once tired.... He does eventually fall asleep
I saw this post one day and it changed my view, it said “it’s not your job to make your child eat. It’s your job to provide a nutritious meal for your child”. If my LO doesn’t eat, I give a few chances and the offer milk and that’s it. If he’s hungry later I offer the same meal and he may or may not pick. My boy eats everything but sometimes he’s just not feeling what I’m feeding him at that moment. He may be down for it later.