For some reason the email for OH is dumping me.
I work for a liscenced Day Care Provider who uses a food program (1) We cannot force your child to eat!! Even my own children would like to play rather than eat. That being said, make sure your child actually ate the food that was served LOL. (2) 5 year olds are always "starving" and as long as she is being served, low fat, healthy, nutritious food quantity should not matter. My 5 year old tells me when she is full. But she will eat an entire king size candybar after that if you let her. Go figure. (3) Your daughter may just want a chance to sit down with you and chat. Eating may be a way to do this. You might want to find out if this is the case. At 5 they can tell you most of what they want and need. And boy, don't they tell you what they want...Mommy but I waaaanttt it!! LOL. Also, I don't know if your pediatrician is doing this, but I know that our Public Health Dept. is (we're on WIC for the 16 mos old.) giving us a BMI for our children over 3 every 6 months. Even as young as 5, it's a good idea to have that information. Good luck and if you would like to chat, I would love to hear about your other expereinces with your 5 year old and WLS. I am post op and have a almost 5 yr old and a 16 mos old. TIA