Fussy and whinging at meal times. Losing my mind out here.
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@Rachel Sorry, let me clarify, he has a little seat that attaches to our dining room chairs, it’s a mamas & papas brand with its own little tray/table, so he is sat at the same level as us x
Ahh, ok then. When you said he whines to be taken out of his high-chair, I thought you meant a big high-chair x
I would just take him out of his seat and end meal time. might not be hungry enough
Some toddlers prefer to graze & eat on the go instead of sitting down to eat as well x
@Mirka He has breakfast at 7/8am depending on when he rises. Breakfast goes down well but otherwise, lunch and dinner is little to no intake. He has a mid-day snack to tie him over. However, if I offered him a snack at meal time ie. puffs, he’ll eat them. I have tried a variety of different foods and tried serving them in various different ways too but mealtimes remain such a chore.
I know the feeling. At that age, my daughter only ate one proper meal a day. Just trust that your LO will eat when hungry. My daughter is 3 and still has days where she hardly eats and others, she will eat me poor. Just keep offering
This is what helped me out at these times. Always offer 2 things they love. My LO loved fruit and green beans so they were on her plate at every lunch and dinner time and she would almost always eat those at least. The other thing is at this age it can be really hard for them to sit still. If 5 minutes at a time is all they can do then that's ok and just do several 5min. in a row. I stopped giving snacks so she would be hungry during lunch and dinner. Lunch was at 12:30 and dinner at 6:30 so I did give her half a banana and some milk right after her nap at 3. Kids will not starve themselves! It's your job to provide a space and a balanced meal; it's their job to eat it. This too will pass and get better with age 🩷
Have you thought about trying a booster seat on a normal seat so that he can sit at the table with you? Or maybe his own little toddler table?