Every time I send my daughter to her in-laws, I pack her lunch/snacks. But every time she comes back having not eaten any lunch/snacks. They say she’s never hungry but she eats great at home.
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I agree with Jessica, my daughter tends to eat really well when she's with me but maybe not so much when my partner is taking care of her or she's at her nannas house because she's top busy playing ect. But from what you've said, I'd be concerned that they're giving her other things to eat. Why are some grandparents like this? Why do they feel the need to comment what you feed your child when it comes to healthy food it's so annoying
If she is coming home and immediately wanting food its probably the first two, but otherwise its probably them feeding something else and then either not offering your food at all or she's already full.
My daughter who’s 22 months gets really funny about eating when she’s not at home. She’ll refuse at restaurants and other people’s houses, even if they provide food I know she likes.
My daughter never eats when we’re at my sisters house, I constantly have to remind her. She’s distracted with her cousins and their toys though 😂
this type of thing infuriates me. my in laws are the exact same. luckily my kids’ father understands & respects my decisions on how to feed our girls. kids’ nutrition is SO important to their development. & the food our parents/we ate as kids was completely different from the stuff they’re trying to pass off as food now. i tried to set boundaries with my in laws & they decided to deliberately cross them. so my solution was not taking my kids around them at all, unless i’m also there (which is not often at all lol). if they can’t respect my decisions as a mother & insist on putting my kids’ health in jeopardy, then they’re not going to be around my kids. 🤷🏽♀️
When I used to look after my nephew I never touched the stuff that was provided. Didn’t mean I was offering rubbish. I’d usually make toast or a sandwich. She do things like provide a huge flask of boiled water. However your mil could just say that and tell you what she has eaten. How is she when she gets home?
To be honest, when they are with other people, they should be feeding the child. My mum always feeds my little boy when he goes over there. The only time I take food for him is when my mum & stepdad need to go shopping.
@Katelynn yes, the first thing she does is go to the fridge when she comes home! But my husband says that’s just cause she’s confident at home which is a valid statement. But I don’t understand how she can go all day without eating
She’s probably just too excited and wants to hang out and play with them instead of being bored and sitting and eating. They also could be giving other snacks too. What kinds of snacks to you pack. Maybe just give them a list of things they can try to give her and if they don’t that’s fine. She’s having fun and still alive so I think not eating snacks at all especially for just one day a week is totally fine. And if they did give her sugar or something that is also totally fine. That’s what grandparents do
Everytime though? If my kid is a great eater and she's not eating any while with you... then you're either not sitting with her and eating alongside her or. . You're filling her up on other stuff. Or... she's not comfy? If she's coming home and not eating... then they fill her up on other foods. I just would stop sending her over unsupervised until it's sorted.
I think it’s probably a combination of all 3. But I’d also be concerned