Toddler never have food for 8 hours

Question

HiMy toddler of 18 month starts preschool today and he is on half day. The teacher told me he refuse to eat breakfast and lunch. So he didn’t take any food except water. Will there be any side effects? I am so worried as his last feed was milk at 5.30am. And he never have any food for 8 hours. When he came home his stomach was so bloated because of the gastric wind. I don’t know why the school doesn’t attempt to feed him a few spoonful of food despite him fussing and doesn’t want to take off his face mask. Or issit because I didn’t told them he still couldn’t eat fully on his own self and therefore they assume he knows how to eat on his own but he refuse? I am a first time mom so I don’t know how does it works in preschool for toddler group.

Anonymous · Answer

its very normal for them to reject food from sch. my son cried throughout the half day and refuse to eat for almost a month. I packed some tidbits that he likes for him to self soothe n munch in sch so he wont be totally empty stomach. you can see if your kids school allows.