Your daughter, age 5, eats a huge breakfast each day and barely more than a slice of bread and a carrot for lunch and dinner. Will this be her new eating pattern?

a. In early childhood, appetites vary from day to day so this will change.
b. Most children in early childhood will eat the same amount each day for 2-3 years.
c. If she ate a lot as a baby, she will, very shortly, eat a large amount.
d. Early childhood children eat a large amount of food each day consistently to help offset the large amount of calories they are burning off.


A. Appetites vary a lot from day to day in early childhood, so there is no need to worry.

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