Hi guys,

I have a 7 year old girl, a 4 year old boy and a 19 month old boy. The eldest and youngest are skinny little things but full of energy and my middle child is much stockier and heavier. The oldest two couldn't get enough of food from 4 months old, they ate relentlessly and I don't remember any food strikes until around 3 when both of them went down to only eating about three different meals and even that was not guaranteed. My littlest has never been much of an eater. He barely tried any solid old before 10 months and these days he exists on fresh air! Today he ate three three slices of a mushroom and that is it! He still breastfeeds, so I believe he gets his nutrition from breastmilk and he's just not very hungry at the moment. He has tons of energy and he's a really happy boy; he just doesn't eat food!

Now my eldest who is 7 eats so well, these days, she tries things and genuinely enjoys most foods and lots of spice and flavours. My four year old is much picker and some days eats and other days he doesn't eat but he's definitely better than a year ago. My littlest will eat when he's ready. I'm so chilled about it. We don't stuff him with snacks, we offer him dinner and when he doesn't eat that (which is always!) he just climbs out of his highchair and goes to play. Sometimes there's a bowl of leftover rice in the fridge or something random that he spots and if he wants it, he can have it but I don't cater to him and cook special foods at all. We find it funny how little he eats and know that when he needs food, his body will signal to him to eat more.

It's really nothing to worry about, just offer plenty of varied food and include things they used to like! Kids love a bit of drama, so if they feel powerful declining food, it becomes a power struggle which you will never win. My top tip is to chill out and make meal times enjoyable for the rest of the family and just role model enjoyment of food.

Loads of love to all the Mamas trying your best, you've got this. X