Angular 2 Date Input not binding to date value

trying to get a form set up but for some reason, the Date input in my html is not binding to the object's date value, despite using [(ngModel)]

html:

<input type='date' #myDate [(ngModel)]='demoUser.date'/><br>

form component:

export class FormComponent {
    demoUser = new User(0, '', '', '', '', new Date(), '', 0, [], []);  
}

User class:

export class User {
    constructor (
        public id: number,
        public email: string,
        public password: string,
        public firstName: string,
        public lastName: string,
        public date: Date,
        public gender: string,
        public weight: number,
        public dietRestrictions: string[],
        public fitnessGoals: string[]
    ){

    }
}

A test output reveals the current "new" Date as the object's value, but the input doesn't update the User object's date value or reflect the value, suggesting neither of the two-way bindings are working. Help would be greatly appreciated.

Angular 2 , 4 and 5 :

the simplest way : plunker

<input type="date" [ngModel] ="dt | date:'yyyy-MM-dd'" (ngModelChange)="dt = $event">

Instead of [(ngModel)] you can use:

// view
<input type="date" #myDate [value]="demoUser.date | date:'yyyy-MM-dd'" (input)="demoUser.date=parseDate($event.target.value)" />

// controller
parseDate(dateString: string): Date {
    if (dateString) {
        return new Date(dateString);
    }
    return null;
}

You can also choose not to use parseDate function. In this case the date will be saved as string format like "2016-10-06" instead of Date type (I haven't tried whether this has negative consequences when manipulating the data or saving to database for example).

In your component

let today: string;

ngOnInit() {
  this.today = new Date().toISOString().split('T')[0];
}

and in your html file

<input name="date" [(ngModel)]="today" type="date" required>