Dr. Chheda – Your infant and toddler has appetite control. So up until the age of 2, when they’re hungry, they will eat and they’ll let you know they’re hungry. And when they’re full, they will keep their mouth clamped, and you can’t get anything in them. And that’s fine. After 2, we all lose our appetite control. After 2, we eat because we’re bored, emotional eating, we’re tired, it tastes good, somebody else is eating it so I wanna eat it. When your toddler, your 18-month-old, is telling you they’re not hungry, listen to them. Don’t fall into the guilt trap of, “Oh, you didn’t eat today. Let me at least give you something to eat because I know you’re gonna eat this cookie.” No, don’t do it. Your toddler is listening to his body. Let them learn how to listen to their stomach when they’re actually hungry. And then you don’t have to worry about eating problems later on. Transcriptions from AI and may not be 100% accurate