Does he take any multi's? I found when Paris started not eating and only got worse we started giving her multi's to help out with the nutrients she wasn't getting. Well to our suprise it actually helped her regain her appetite. Sure she wasn't eating EVERYTHING in sight, but she was eating more than before. We have always had problems with Dinner time, she's never been a big eater at dinner, in fact most kids I know are exactly the same. And in reality this is a good thing as they say that we are supposed to eat like a king for breakfast, a prince for lunch and a pauper for dinner. I have a gf who's son refuses to eat anything for dinner other than a sandwhich. All kids go through this. One of my other gf's daughter doesn't eat lunch. I think its more important to listen to our kids and guide them as much as we can but try not to stress over it iykwim? If he's eating thorugh out the day he'll be fine. I too have a skinny child and she's fine. And you are spot on with the grazing, children's motabolism's are the kind we all wish we had, you know the 6 small meals a day (or snacks). It works for them so that they can use as much energy as they do and not completely crash like you or I would. The older he gets the more interested in food he'll become. And even if he doesn't eat his dinner make dinnertime positive by allowing him to stay at the table and talk to mum and dad about his day and vice versa, that way there is less focus on food iykwim? Another suggestion is to organise his food/snacks the day before. I used to do this with Paris when I was concerned about what she was and wasn't eating. By this I mean get a lunch box and fill it with a lot of small meals. A bag of grapes, some cheese, a yoghurt, some dried fruit, some ham, some tomatoes, some crackers etc etc and then maybe some sweet biscuits or a fruit bar or a museli bar? This way you have your dairy, your fruit & veg etc and if they are all in little bags/glad wrapped portions he'll find it exciting and he also gets to pick what he wants to eat. We have a rule in this house that if Paris doesn't eat her dinner or lunch or breakfast (when she normally would) then she's only allowed fruit till the next meal time. If she eats all or most of (I think you can be the one to judge as I don't always make paris eat all her mains for the motabolism reason) her meals then she is allowed 2 snacks from her snack box before I start to say "how about some yoghurt/fruit" etc. But also children do need to eat at specific times, have you thought of playing around with the time you sit down to eat dinner? I find if we have dinner between 5-6 Paris eats less but if its between 6-7 she eats more. Whereas I know other children who if they don't get dinner between 5-6 they are so hungry they aren't interested in dinner after that point.

And even though we have a snack box, and paris is allowed to help herself. She always has to ask first and does so. Even at 8:00 am when she's starving and I'm dead tired as I got no sleep the night before she'll come in and ask what she can have and usually its "Have a yoghurt" and then when I get up I'll give her toast or cereal.

I have always had stresses with Paris' weight and food intake so if you ever need an ear I'm always here!

*hugs*
Cailin