LO eats all her meals at nursery, but wont eat at all at weekends at home?

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I always get glowing reports that she has eaten all her meals and she has started sleeping through the night. But at home she refuses to be spoon fed and most of the time wont eat finger foods either. i have tried loading up her spoon and giving it to her, but she just flings it around and gets none in her mouth and then she has been waking up in the night wanting milk because she is so hungry from not eating. she will always eat berries and brocclii, but thats it? what do i do?
 
The only thing i can think of is maybe she eats at nursery as she is surrounded by others eating. Have you tried all sitting down together at mealtimes?
 
I get this alot with DS... He goes through phases of being a really fussy eater and a really brilliant eater... We have just come out of a bad stage... I now just give him what I know he will eat when he is being fussy.... He gets what meals we have, but I will just leave him if he won't eat it... I know he will eat when he is hungry... He always eats his cereal for breakfast.... Luckily he doesn't wake in the night from hunger......... Throughout his fussy stage at home he still eats fine at nursery... I think all children do.....

I would just keep trying LO with different foods and giving her what she will eat so you know she is getting something..... Does she have milk before bed? Have you tried cereal before bed to fill her up if she has had a bad day....
 
We have this also. I just ignore it and whatever we can get into her at home is just considered a positive thing.
If we eat with others (so go out to a pub with other friends or family) she will eat loads but if its just us and her at the table she won't eat much at all.

I figure she won't starve herself and I don't want to make food a thing, so I just always offer yoghurts and fruit after her meal even if she's eaten one or 2 mouthfuls. If she eats more she can then have something a bit more 'pudding' like.
 
Mine does this
I just feed what I know he will eat
He is pretty much a fruitarian at home but eats occasional cheese spreed sandwiches and beans
Oh and maybe fish
 
It's very well known around here that care takers tell moms that the kids sleep play and eat well at day care even if they are or arent. They want moms to feel like the kids are happy and doing well so they keep coming back. The only time they say there is an issue is if it affects other kids. Essentially I'd take what your care girl said with a grain of salt.
 
Hi Hun - my daughter eats granny out of house and home but can be picky at home. She has good and bad days eating at the child minders. I figure as long as she is energetic and healthy, and eating well somewhere, that's fine :)

Funny little things! I get the innocent smoothies, wriggly worm sweets (all natural and one of their five a day) and just try to get her involved with prepping the food - she tends to eat a bit of it then. X
 
It's very well known around here that care takers tell moms that the kids sleep play and eat well at day care even if they are or arent. They want moms to feel like the kids are happy and doing well so they keep coming back. The only time they say there is an issue is if it affects other kids. Essentially I'd take what your care girl said with a grain of salt.

I agree to an extent as I work in a nursery But if the child really has eaten nothing we would never lie and offer an alternative and if they didn't eat that then would defo make a point to mum or dad when they were collected. But if they ate most of it, we sometimes say all ect.

My LO was an absolute terrible eater until about 1 month ago he's like a different child. But anyways, one time about 3 months ago I bought him into my work as my mum couldn't have him. And lamb moussaka was for lunch, I totally expected him to eat none or little. He ate all of it and asked for more!!!! If I'd have given him that at home he never ever would have eaten it. But the rest of the children eating encourage the others to eat. You wouldn't believe the amount of parents that are like "omg my LO won't eat anything for me!!" or "they would never eat that at home!".

I'd say just have time and patience and don't make a big deal, offer the meals if she eats them she eats them, if not you can't make her, so just chill. I find my LO eats better if I dump his food infront of him and walk away, I think he feels less pressured...
 
yes mine does this - im going to try something different on saturday and make a picnic style lunch whichis where most of the problem is and am going to put the foods in bowls i.e sausages, cucumber, sandwichs like a party and let her pick with us
 
It's been known at nursery for Erin to have 2 dinners and 2 afters in one sitting. I'm sure they think I don't feed her.

Then at home some days she'll next to nothing.

I don't let it bother me though, she's a healthy girl and if she doesn't want it i won't force her to, i don't want to cause an issue about food with her.
 

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