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[quote=Anonymous]Definitely get him involved in the kitchen. I have found that my two-year-old is more interested in what is being made if she has a part of it. Plus, it’s a great activity for fine motor skills, starting to learn about following directions etc.

He can stand on a kitchen chair and help you put milk, yogurt, and fruit in the blender for a smoothie, or crack eggs (hand over hand) for scrambled eggs, or mash banana for banana pancakes. Mine likes to make the blueberry muffin mixes where you just add milk or water too. She always wants to try what she makes (when other times she will refuse a new food without even giving it a sniff).

Overall, I would not be very concerned. My daughter is under the 10th percentiles for height and weight, but always has been, and grows just fine, just a little more slowly. She has a varied diet, but some days she eats a ton and other days not as much. Our pediatrician assured us that kids won’t starve themselves, and they shockingly need much less food than we think they do. As long as your son is eating something at each meal and getting fluids without losing weight, I would not worry. Keep offering a variety of food and get him excited about it (cooking together, giving hummus or guacamole to dip with etc) and I bet a few new foods will stick. [/quote]

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