I am so hopeful that you lot can offer me some advice. I have a just 2 Yr old and 4 Yr old. DS4 is a lovely eater, can be fussy at times but generally eats well.
Let me tell you about DS2. Being honest I have given him half a biscuit here or there during the day and squash. Never an issue with DS4 who is not bothered by sweet things. BUT DS2 is a sugar fiend. He is refusing meals for days at a time. I've cut all snacks and no dessert unless meal eaten. He still has 10oz of milk at bed time but I've cut the morning bottle incase it was filling him up.
Example of last 2 days:
Breakfast: porridge with raisins / porridge mashed banana (both days ate it all)
Lunch: fish fingers and beans with bread and butter (eaten before but refused this time) / BBQ chicken wraps with picky salad bits (didn't even try it)
Tea: chilli and rice (eaten before but refused this time) / pizza (eaten before but refused this time)
Supper: weetabix and mashed banana (eaten it all)
Tonight I didn't give him supper as I think he's holding out for this as he enjoys it. He's had more milk tonight than usual because he's starving. He will point to where the nice things are in kitchen and cry into the floor when I say no. He doesn't fully speak but was saying apple tonight because I think he just wanted something sweet. If I make crackers and cheese with grapes and apple for example he'll just eat the sweet stuff.
He has fruit in the morning with his breakfast. Sometimes we'll have a good day and he will eat curry and rice and a good breakfast but wouldn't have lunch for example. Or he will eat a mashed up roast dinner but not two days in a row. I sit him at the table with his brother but should I distract him by sitting him in front the TV?
What should I do? I am planning on going to hv for advice. But in the meantime thought you all might be able to help.
Oh he's 91st percentile for weight and 75th for height. I just want to make sure he's getting his nutrients and developing a good relationship with food.