Hi!  I have a son who has always been small.  I was always being told he was too small, and yet he was gaining weight, very active, met all of his developmental milestones ahead of time and was always very bright and outgoing.  He is still small - he turns 5 in June and still wears sz3 clothes.  It does worry me occasionally, but I know there is nothing I could have done differently and I am not sure that more calories are the answer. 

Here are some guidelines on nutrition for toddlers, but perhaps you could check with your doctor if you are not sure.  Bear in mind that children have different metabolisms - mine are worlds apart, completely different body shape despite being raised the same way, and neither me or my husband are tall, so I would not expect a tall child, so genetics play a factor too.  Hope that helps!

If your daughter is putting on weight, healthy, happy and active, then what's her size got to do with anything?  We all have different metabolic rates so can't all be the same size.

Try her with some crunchier foods now.  You'd be surprised how well she will handle them.

Hi there my daughter is small for age but shes as healthy as can be-Dont let other people put u off as long as she eating drinking doing normal things for age dont stress.But if it does bother chat to a nurse of doctor they will surely direct u in the right direction take care Tracey

Isn't it annoying when people tell you, your child is this or your child is that! When will people realise that everyone is different? Your child is healthy & eats well, that is all that matters.

The only time to be concerned is if the child is not gaining weight at all or not eating well.

My first child was a slow walker & I'd get people tell me, "she should be walking" & telling me to do things to make her walk. I ignored them. I knew she'd walk when she was ready.

Apart from the fact that everyone is different, there's also no such thing as a 'text book baby'. If you have any concerns, check with your doctor. Then at least you can say to these people that her doctor says she's just fine!

First thing first - if your daughter is eating, drinking and healthy then there is no problem with her size. All children are different sizes and she may just be built smaller. You can give her plain cows milk now - she may like that better than her formula...but as long as she has 3 serves of dairy a day (milk, cheese, yoghurt, etc) then she will be fine. You can give her pretty much any kinds of foods now too - meat, fruit, vegetables, pasta, eggs - just avoid nuts for now until she is at least 2. I know you are nervous because your brother has food allergies but you won't know unless you try things. You are doing the right thing & don't worry what others say about her size.

Once they hit a year, you can pretty much give them anything you want, except nuts.  Those are really best left until they are around 5, though my girl eats peanut butter with no more problems.  Avoid hard food like hard pretzels, popcorn kernals and the such.  I would not worry about her being small, every one is different, and if you read my blogs you'll see mine are night and day from each other.  Sounds like she is eating just fine, a big sign is not wanting to be active.  You are doing great!  As for the fear of allergies, been there too.  My mom said, "They either have them  or they don't.  There is nothing you do or don't do that will make the allergies, it's already preprogramed in their bodies, so try not to stress over it."  And she has a point.  You can certainly try to switch her over to cows milk, whole milk now and see if she likes that better then the formula.