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Is your Toddler a Picky Eater?

When children transition from a being fed by parents to feeding themselves, many toddlers find this is the right time to start exploring their newly found independence. Before, the toddlers had little choice about what they ate. They ate what was provided through the bottle or breast and then from the spoon mom or dad held. The only recourse they had if they didnâ€™t like something was to spit it out. As children gain the ability to feed themselves, many toddlers start refusing to eat some foods, which can cause a lot of frustration for parents.

If your toddler is beginning to be fussy about foods, donâ€™t worry too much. Yes, you need to be concerned about your childâ€™s eating habits. No, your child should not eat doughnuts and ice cream every meal of the day, but if your child doesnâ€™t like spinach, it really is not a problem.

What parents of toddlers need to realize is that their child will usually eat a balanced diet over the course of each week. Instead of focusing on each meal of each day, you need to look at what your toddler has eaten over the entire week. You will likely find that he eats a very balanced diet.

Parents of fussy eaters need to offer new foods, even if they are certain the child will reject the food. You can offer a new food a few times a week and eventually the child will taste it. Studies indicate that you may have to introduce the food as many as 15 times before the child will try it. You will waste food, but that is a normal part of life with a toddler.

Toddlers sometimes go on binges where they eat only one food constantly. This is often distressing for parents because they wonder if their child is getting enough nutrition. What can also be frustrating is that parents stock up on this particular food, only to find that after a couple of days the child will not eat it. While this behavior is frustrating, it is important to realize that it is completely normal. This is part of the way your toddler is showing that he is developing some independence.

One thing you can do if you are concerned about the nutrition your child is receiving is to give him a vitamin every day. Talk to your pediatrician before you start this. Many children do not need to have vitamins.

A good indication of whether or not your child is eating enough is his development. If he is developing properly and growing as he should, he is likely getting enough to eat. Unlike infancy, during the toddler months your child does not need a huge caloric intake because his growth has slowed down tremendously.

Finally, even though it is difficult, you need to limit the amount of snacking that you allow. He will be tempted to refuse to eat what you offer him for dinner only to fill up on cheerios and crackers later. You need to limit snacking to specific times, usually two snacks per day. This will encourage your toddler to eat when it is dinnertime. Remember, he will not starve if he skips a meal or two. Teaching him while he is young to eat the food you prepare for the family is crucial to having good eating habits later on.

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When did you transfer your Toddler to a Toddler bed? And how do you keep them from roaming while you're asleep?

How old was your Toddler when you transferred them to a Toddler bed? And how did they do?

AND how do you keep them from getting up and roaming the house while you're asleep?
Do you put a baby gate in front of their bedroom door?

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My son has always slept with his door open .. closing the door wouldn't be an option.

Both kids transitioned the week they turned 2. It was a pretty easy transition both times. We told them to stay in bed and they did. Their bedroom doors are always opened about 6-8 inches.

Our son was a lot better than our daughter has turned out to be. She's now 2.5 years old and there have been a handful of times that I've had to follow through on my threat to put up the gate.

The kids go to bed a few hours before we do so they're always deep asleep when we head to bed. My son, almost 6, will get up and use the bathroom from time to time and go right back to bed in the middle of the night. If my daughter wakes up in the middle of the night there's plenty of "mommy, mommy, mommy" to warn me she's on her way to my room. We've never had a problem with house roaming in the middle of the night.

Toddler Song by Sean Morey f/Samuel Bergner