Apologies but posting here for traffic.
DD is on the 2nd centile for weight and the 15th or so for height though she was born on the 75th. She's been seen several times by a pediatrician but they can't find anything wrong. I worry because she doesn't have as much stamina as other kids and it's starting to knock her confidence. Both the lack of stamina (and not being able to keep up with other kids physically) and always being the smallest. She keeps getting told that she's tiny by her classmates (and some adults) and it's starting to get to her. Doesn't help that she's the youngest in her class as well.
She just doesn't like to eat. She never seems hungry. She isn't super fussy but her portions are tiny. She's also a very slow eater. She just wants to talk or dream away. There are a few things that she seems to like but she doesn't have much of them either. Even chocolate she refuses most of the time (unlike her mumhmm) though she does like it.
We've tried everything. No pressure approach, bribery, getting her involved in food prep, playing games over dinner and setting a timer. At school she eats even less.
I'm getting desperate but I don't know what to do. All her clothes are too loose (and short) for her. Any ideas?
(She likes healthy food like vegetables and fruits but it's difficult to get enough calories into her. I add fat (olive oil or butter) to her food and am trying to increase her protein intake. She has a bottle of pediasure every day as well).