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Underweight 3 Year Old
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Due to being a very fussy eater my niece is very underweight. She cries when she sees a meal put in front of her. She prefers to pick at little pieces of fruit cheese carrot sticks etc. She wont sit still is always and i mean ALWAYS on the go. Do you think a building up drink may help ?,shes only 3. If so what do you recommend? She does drink an awful lot
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.She just has a very poor attention span but clever can hold a conversation recognises all the letters of the alphabet knows her colours numbers etc but will not sit at a table to eat. Closes her mouth and if you encourage her with a spoonful she spits it out crying. She grazes and picks. But the health visitor says she is underweight .
If she will only eat what you describe give her that at every meal and therefore it is not a performance at every meal. It sounds a better diet than crisps, chocolate, biscuits which lots of children get. Once she starts school she may change her opinion on food when she sees other children eating meals without fuss.
My friends had such a problem with their daughter. Underweight and so forth. Don’t worry! Everything will be all right. Their daughter came to kindergarten and started to eat normally. She looks at other children and eats too. Now she is 4 and her weight is normal. She eats everything: porridge, meat, veggies, etc.
Try (gently and only if she is willing) to get her involved with you in the kitchen, as she likes cheese and fruit maybe cheesy scones, add in some chopped fruit to the mix.
Getting them used to handling ingredients may spark an interest in some little ones.
Plus plenty of praise for the end result.
Getting them used to handling ingredients may spark an interest in some little ones.
Plus plenty of praise for the end result.