I've had a child in my care over a year now. The child is 2 yrs and parents are requesting that the child remain on formula versus milk(they do provide it) The child has no food allergies, and weighs more than my kids did at 3.5 years, so failure to thrive is not an issue LOL. The child's appetite in the last 6 months has dropped off significantly, and I know toddlers go through picky eating phases. The parents solution is to feed more formula when the appetite drops(about 30 ounces a day btwn here and home) I think the cause of the drop in appetite is too much formula(and calories) for the child's age. I guess it's the chicken or the egg thing....
Not sure what caused what. I don't believe it's developmentally appropriate for the child to "drink" the calories at this age. The child needs how to learn to chew/swallow/use utensils etc. Any thoughts on how to handle this?