She does not know when to stop eating!!!

My daughter is exactly the same. She is given her dinner, or lunch or breakfast or whatever meal, and when she is done she gets down from her chair, and she is fine. Then she will see someone else with food, and before you blink she is right there. This happens especially on friday night, we have friends over for football. She grazes off our plates, but when she is done she walks away. I think its alright for them to graze to a certain extent. We only let her snack on healthy food, no chocolate or chips. The best thing to do, in my opinion, is let her graze as long as its healthy food. Give her another little plate with some food to snack on, it stops her learning to take food from someone else's plate.

I see your concern there the question would be, is she really still hungry or does she just want to eat? even healthy food, having the habit of eating too much could be a bad habit hard to get rid of later when she might need to watch her weight more closely like when she will become a teenager and her body will change, a lot of girls put on some weight at that time As long as she is not fat though it shoudln't be too much of a concern but maybe you could tell your pediatrician a few words about it during your next visit and see what he thinks Big kisses to your little wonder :D

14 months and weighs 23lbs? I don't think that is that bad. But it could pick up later in the years. Just watch her food intake. I would cut down on her food portions if you honestly think she is eating to much. You shouldn't just let her eat whenever she wants. And if she has a problem with wanting to eat when she sees other people eating, then I would get a eating schedule going on for the whole family. Everyone should eat as a family that way she can eat her food at the same time everyone else does. And for a 14 month old baby, their plates shouldn't be a large portion as it is. And a childs plate shouldn't also be over whelmed with so many different foods. Make her a plate and use your judgement on the portion size and don't let her have seconds. Seconds are not good anyway. A plate should be good enough. If she still wants more, maybe try a cup of milk or maybe an apple or something. You are the mother and only you know if your child is really still hungry or not. I guess it's a judgment call.

When I read your title I thought you were talking about my godchild. She really doesn't know how to stop eating. She weights more then her older brother and shes only 10 years old. The bad thing about her is she is over weight and what makes it worse is her mom tells her that she is fat because it runs in the family. We do have some people who are alittle on the heavy side after they have had kids and everything but not overweight. Her problem also is that she doesn't do anything. I've never seen someone so lazy. The only time she will get up from in front of the tv is if its time to eat, sleep, or go to the bathroom. She can not stand shopping for clothes because of her weight. I think your daughter is fine as long as shes active and eating the right things. Her weight is fine so I wouldn't worry. Shes growing.

They say that a child at that age KNOWS how much they need to eat so as long as the foods you are offering are healthy then I say you should let her eat as much as she wants. My son is 14 months and at 12 months old he weighed 25lbs 1oz so he's a big boy but only in the 75% for weight so it's not like he's obese. Some days he will eat a lot and other days he will barely eat at all and his Dr. said that this was normal. She could also being going through a growth spurt and she may need the extra calories so I wouldn't deny her the food. Only she knows if she is full or not.

I have a 4 yr old daughter who eats like crazy too but she isnt fat at all..and she too also drinks alot. I dont mind if she eats as long as shes not stuffing her face with crap that could hurt her in the long run. My daughter loves fruits and vegetables and if she wants a snack I will cut her a piece of fruit.