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Help with Food-5 yo will not try any foods
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<blockquote data-quote="meowbunny" data-source="post: 199607" data-attributes="member: 3626"><p>I have/had severe sensory issues when it comes to food. I remember being about 5 or 6 and the only thing I was willing to eat was a certain bread -- everything else either smelled funny or tasted yucky. There was nothing my mother could do to induce me to eat other foods. I've gotten better but smell and texture are still major issues.</p><p> </p><p>What my parents did was quite simple -- I had to sit at the table. I could not play with my food. If I chose not to eat, that was okay, but I would be polite and converse with frends and family and a young lady at mealtime (that is, no squirming, no tossing food, etc.). My plate would be left out for me. If I chose to eat (rarely), it was there. However, there would be no other food for me and if I chose to not eat, no dessert. I did not starve to death. I was required to eat a chewable multi-vitamin every mornng. I was not malnourished. I was slender (okay, skinny) but a very healthy child. My pickiness caused no harm and I did learn to eat a lot of the foods I refused as a child.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="meowbunny, post: 199607, member: 3626"] I have/had severe sensory issues when it comes to food. I remember being about 5 or 6 and the only thing I was willing to eat was a certain bread -- everything else either smelled funny or tasted yucky. There was nothing my mother could do to induce me to eat other foods. I've gotten better but smell and texture are still major issues. What my parents did was quite simple -- I had to sit at the table. I could not play with my food. If I chose not to eat, that was okay, but I would be polite and converse with frends and family and a young lady at mealtime (that is, no squirming, no tossing food, etc.). My plate would be left out for me. If I chose to eat (rarely), it was there. However, there would be no other food for me and if I chose to not eat, no dessert. I did not starve to death. I was required to eat a chewable multi-vitamin every mornng. I was not malnourished. I was slender (okay, skinny) but a very healthy child. My pickiness caused no harm and I did learn to eat a lot of the foods I refused as a child. [/QUOTE]
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