I have a short but otherwise entirely normal 3yr old DD, who's always blown hot and cold about food. We did baby-led weaning and I was very chilled about how much she ate (or didn't) until about a year ago, when Behaviour with a capital B started to influence what and how much she would eat.
I'm still hardly draconian about how much she eats, and if she hasn't chosen her own portion I don't insist she cleans her plate, but I seem to have lost the plot regarding what I think she should, on average, across a series of days let's say, be eating. I mean - half of what I eat? Less than that? Just as a guide..? I can't find anything definitive on the web. Anyone got any references I could check out? I think I may be giving her too nych on occasion.
She's pretty active too - gets lots of exercise almost every day.
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Mij · 14/08/2009 20:21
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