https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:01:34 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/25-yr-refusing-to-eat-dinner#post-2893560 Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:54:44 +0000 Ajsmommy 2893560@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@delight: good plan! I missed That boat though...lol...ds is already in his big boy queen bed </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/25-yr-refusing-to-eat-dinner#post-2893548 Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:00:11 +0000 delight 2893548@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ajsmommy: I think my next plan of attack is to drop the bottle when we move him to a bed. Seems like a good transition into being a “big boy”. He’ll be 3 in November so the bed will be coming soon. Just trying to milk the crib as long as possible so we can continue having good naps. :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/25-yr-refusing-to-eat-dinner#post-2893546 Mon, 05 Aug 2019 08:50:34 +0000 Ajsmommy 2893546@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@delight: omg.....samesies!! LOL. My bubba loves his "bobby" and he gets so happy and joyful when he sees it! ahhahahaha I keep asking him if he wants it and he always says yes, ha. I feel like I am enabling him bc he's my last baby and I want to keep him that way! But I KNOW my pedi will get on me to stop. I think I somehow managed NOT to mention it at his 2 yr appt. </p> <p>I guess i'll just have to stop it at some point. IDK.</p> <p>ETA: my dd weaned herself off the bottle before she turned one!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/25-yr-refusing-to-eat-dinner#post-2893544 Mon, 05 Aug 2019 08:32:51 +0000 delight 2893544@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ajsmommy: omg really? How do we stop the bottle?! Mine loves it so much. DD never had a bottle so this is new to me. When I even suggest we forget the bottle he gets so sad. I love my cuddles too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/25-yr-refusing-to-eat-dinner#post-2893541 Mon, 05 Aug 2019 08:27:20 +0000 Ajsmommy 2893541@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@delight: mine too!! (referring to the bottle of milk) :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/25-yr-refusing-to-eat-dinner#post-2893487 Sun, 04 Aug 2019 07:06:37 +0000 delight 2893487@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 2.5 year old is like this as well. Dinner is always hit or miss and more often than not he eats nothing. He has a huge breakfast and lunch and still has a bottle of milk before bed :meh: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/25-yr-refusing-to-eat-dinner#post-2893392 Fri, 02 Aug 2019 19:21:51 +0000 nana87 2893392@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lo1 is like this! She barely eats sometimes but it evens out. She’s 5 and tonight she ate 2 baby carrots and 3 bites of a pbj for dinner 🙄 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/25-yr-refusing-to-eat-dinner#post-2893391 Fri, 02 Aug 2019 19:13:30 +0000 Petitduck 2893391@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ajsmommy: 😂. Yes! You think you have something figured out and they pull the rug out from under you. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/25-yr-refusing-to-eat-dinner#post-2893361 Fri, 02 Aug 2019 13:36:41 +0000 Ajsmommy 2893361@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Petitduck: kids are weird = this x 100000 LOL</p> <p>thanks everyone! I feel much better just knowing others deal with this too. Of course last night he ate like a full grown man.. sooo who the heck knows. as @Petitduck: said kids are weird!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/25-yr-refusing-to-eat-dinner#post-2893358 Fri, 02 Aug 2019 13:04:29 +0000 Petitduck 2893358@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They’ll eat when they want to is what I actually subscribe to now. I just offer food a lot and try not to stress. I also offer milk after dinner at bedtime and if my kid(S) don’t eat anything or aren’t feeling great I give them one of those pediasure type milk drinks. </p> <p>My kids are weird though and they actually eat the least at breakfast and they usually won’t eat for at least an hour after they have woken up. Dinner is often their biggest meal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/25-yr-refusing-to-eat-dinner#post-2893333 Fri, 02 Aug 2019 10:22:00 +0000 JennyLayneAZ 2893333@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, he's fine. My 3 year old eats good for breakfast, usually ok for lunch, and sometimes ok for dinner. Sometimes she takes a bite or two and that's it. She's fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/25-yr-refusing-to-eat-dinner#post-2893270 Thu, 01 Aug 2019 18:00:02 +0000 MrsSRS 2893270@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Toddlers front load their calories so at the end of the day sometimes they just don't need much! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/25-yr-refusing-to-eat-dinner#post-2892903 Tue, 30 Jul 2019 19:41:43 +0000 MrsADS 2892903@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Very common for my almost 4yo and has been for a long time. Normal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/25-yr-refusing-to-eat-dinner#post-2892901 Tue, 30 Jul 2019 19:37:06 +0000 mrsrain 2892901@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our pediatrician actually warned us when our daughter turned two that her eating might be erratic. She said it’s completely normal, she won’t starve. Just offer them healthy meals like normal and if they skip one be comforted knowing it’s because they don’t need to eat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/25-yr-refusing-to-eat-dinner#post-2892898 Tue, 30 Jul 2019 19:10:23 +0000 pachamama 2892898@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My kid at that age and sometimes even now at 3.5 eats barely anything for dinner. It seems to be the toughest meal for toddlers. I don't stress but I do not offer junk food or desserts if he doesn't eat dinner. I also try not to give him snacks in the afternoon, it helps him actually eat but sometimes it backfires when he gets hangry </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/25-yr-refusing-to-eat-dinner#post-2892893 Tue, 30 Jul 2019 18:28:39 +0000 snarkybiochemist 2892893@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sometimes E at 21 months eats a bite or two of dinner and other nights she eats practically as much as I do. I dont worry about it. If you are worried about genuine hunger have a specific healthy snack time like 30 min before bed and offer something you know he'll eat but is healthy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/25-yr-refusing-to-eat-dinner#post-2892889 Tue, 30 Jul 2019 18:16:46 +0000 Ajsmommy 2892889@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@KT326: thank you </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/25-yr-refusing-to-eat-dinner#post-2892888 Tue, 30 Jul 2019 18:16:02 +0000 KT326 2892888@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup, my 2.5 year old skips dinner often or will only eat a few bites. He eats the most for breakfast, a pretty decent lunch and snacks at daycare. He's also 99% for height and weight so I'm not worried about it at all. He eats when he is hungry! I just make sure to pack a really healthy lunch so I know he is getting his fruits and veggies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/25-yr-refusing-to-eat-dinner#post-2892886 Tue, 30 Jul 2019 18:13:49 +0000 Ajsmommy 2892886@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bhbee: thank you!!! You made me feel much better about it </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/25-yr-refusing-to-eat-dinner#post-2892883 Tue, 30 Jul 2019 18:06:16 +0000 bhbee 2892883@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Short answer yes, ignore it and let him not eat. Save the food until bedtime in case he asks to eat later.</p> <p>I have a 4yo who routinely (but not always) refuses dinner. Been this way as long as I can remember. He actually almost never asks to eat anything later either, he’s just not into it. Overall he clearly eats plenty because he’s 90+ height and 80+ weight percentiles. Just look at the overall day for nutrition (or even week). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/25-yr-refusing-to-eat-dinner#post-2892880 Tue, 30 Jul 2019 17:41:34 +0000 Ajsmommy 2892880@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So my 2.5 yo ds has never been a good eater but he usually always eats at least one thing I place out for dinner however last night and tonight he has flat out refused to eat anything.</p> <p>He is acting completely normal.</p> <p>Not teething.</p> <p>Pooping and peeing normally </p> <p>Daycare didn't mention anything out of the ordinary.</p> <p>He DOES want a popsicle though....but I'm refusing bc I don't want to start something bad.<br /> .<br /> But I'm feeling terrible that he's not eating dinner. </p> <p>Should I just assume he's not hungry and he'll eat when he needs to??? </p>