That's really hard - my DD1 was 13kg at 3yo and DD2 is now 2.5 and already weighs 14kg but they are both very different body types.
Funnily enough DD2 won't drink anything warm (it has to be cold) and prefers to eat cold things - she hates soup and things like that. If your DS isn't allowed to eat cold things can they be room temperature? It might be that he doesn't like warm things? Another thought - my kids like to prepare the food with me and then snack on it - maybe if you help get him involved with the food he might be more inclined to eat it.
My DD at 3+3 is still around 12 kgs - fluctuates from about 11.5 to 12kg. She is 96cm. She is an appalling eater - extremely fussy and simply won't eat if she doesn't like something. I've got to the point with her now that if she has had a few days of exceptionally bad eating, I don't really care what she eats, so long as she eats something.
We are seeing a paed with her regularly for an unrelated issue, and he has no real concerns about her weight. Says she is obviously a skinny minny, but is otherwise mentally and physically healthy - she is very active.
I really can't give you any advice on how to encourage eating because I fail with my little girl too. I do worry about her when I know she is growing so much taller, but not gaining any weight at all, but the paed being happy with her has put my mind at ease a bit. It is definitely worth a trip to your GP or better yet a paed to discuss your concerns.
What things does he like to eat? When I was little I was so tiny and so fussy, my mum gave me egg & bacon pies every day because it was one of the only things I would eat. Is there something he loves to eat that could help fatten him up a bit? What about hiding healthy foods etc inside other foods? Finely grated carrot and zucchini in a bolognese sauce etc? I remember hearing about a book that makes recipes using different vegie mash and apparently the kids love them, maybe you could google it and give it a try?
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