Your toddler is not growing as fast now as she did as an infant. With this slower growth comes daily changes in appetite and food preferences. Toddlers have small tummies with limited capacity, so snacks between meals are important. It is the parent's responsibility to provide healthy food and to decide when, where and how to present it. It is ultimately the child's decision if he will eat and how much he will consume.
Children know their hunger signals best.
They will eat when they are hungry. The nutrients they fail to get one day will be made up for the next. As you prepare the food, you are nurturing not only her growth, but also introducing her to a healthy relationship with food. Governors' Summit on Youth Held in Billings Good nutrition early in life is critical to good overall health. All funds for the Summit are being raised privately.