Maternal and Child Health Professional: Would you say Josh as got a big appetite?

Parent: No not always, I mean sometimes he doesn’t even finish everything on his plate you know at dinner he likes eating but you know sometimes I feel like I’m telling him to, you know, finish up the dinner when he’s not really interested in it.

Maternal and Child Health Professional: Okay that sounds pretty normal. It’s pretty normal for kids at this age to either be tired or thinking about something else, and you don’t need to worry if he doesn’t finish everything that’s offered. If you offer him a suitable meal and he wants to leave some, that’s fine you don’t need to try and push him to eat that.

Parent: Oh, okay.