2 Year Old Drinking Formula...

[daycarediva]

Well if its not medically required and its not cultural, I'd start supplying mom with some resources on the importance of a toddler diet... and maybe allowing her child to gain some independence.

I would require a feeding plan from the pediatrician. I would want it on my form, and would specify that dcb will not eat any table food during an entire 8+ hour day for you (X number of days per week) and that the mother has told you dcb is drinking X amount of formula and X amount of milk with X amount of table foods force fed.

No pediatrician will sign off saying that is acceptable, unless this child has some kind of eating disorder/feeding issues.

Just when you think you have heard it all...

[Ariana]

So 4 cups of milk plus 3 bottles of formula which is most likely infant formula. This is why he doesn't eat. He doesn't have to!

Definitely agree some information and education needs to be supplied to the parent. Some parents, especially if this is their first baby, have no idea when to transition their babies into toddlers so you could help them with that by showing her nutritional guidelines.

[Mom2Two]

I don't know that there's too much you can do about what the child gets fed at home. If mom was giving Carnation Instant Breakfast, that may be even more calories than the formula. But there's not much you can do about it except say something or give literature as others have said.

I would recommend ceasing to offer a bite. Kids aren't stupid, and 99.99% of them know that when they feel hunger, they put food in their mouths.

If he's large and not eating at your house, that's probably a good thing, not a bad thing.

Just offer some decent food and let him take it or leave it. And if it were me, I would be mentioning a bit of info to mom about kids not eating vegies if they're full of high calorie food.

[Heidi]

http://www.oregondairycouncil.org/resources/free_downloads/downloads/How_To_Feed_Baby-English.pdf

[Kacylf]

I've talked to DCM about this and showed her info. She just can't get over the fact that her 2yo is not a baby anymore, he is a toddler. This will be her last child; she has 2 children, her husband has 4 children and does not want anymore. I think this being her last is really hard for her. As far as his energy levels, he sleeps at least 10 hrs at night (according to Mom) and takes a 2-3 hour nap at my home. When he's awake he seems to have quite a bit of energy. I know this wasn't the topic, but he also doesn't speak. I did some research and found out this could be normal, some kids don't speak until 3yrs. I haven't seen a 2yo that couldn't say any words at all until him. He won't even say basic mama, dada, hi, bye, etc. I love this family and the boys are the sweetest little guys ever but I am worried!