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Help with Food-5 yo will not try any foods
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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 199612" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>I've been there, done that with sensory issues, including foods. I'd strongly advise not to push a child with Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) into eating specific foods. If you had any food/food odor aversions when you were pregnant, think about what that was like and consider having that going on every single day of your life. (For me, that was green beans and raw meat and it made me gag and run for the bathroom every time.) </p><p> </p><p>There is an anxiety component to Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) that can really compound matters. At one point we hit serious sensory overload here and I assure you that it wasn't pretty. Making a big deal of it will make it worse. I agree with the putting it on the table and walking away if it's becoming an issue. </p><p> </p><p>Offer healthy foods in the groups that he will eat, give him a daily multivitamin, and get private occupational therapy so you can sit in and learn the ropes. Don't worry about him eating what everyone else eats at the table--just offer healthy stuff that he likes. And as he ages and grows he may become more flexible.</p><p> </p><p>If he's gaining weight and growing over a year's time, don't worry about malnutrition.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 199612, member: 701"] I've been there, done that with sensory issues, including foods. I'd strongly advise not to push a child with Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) into eating specific foods. If you had any food/food odor aversions when you were pregnant, think about what that was like and consider having that going on every single day of your life. (For me, that was green beans and raw meat and it made me gag and run for the bathroom every time.) There is an anxiety component to Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) that can really compound matters. At one point we hit serious sensory overload here and I assure you that it wasn't pretty. Making a big deal of it will make it worse. I agree with the putting it on the table and walking away if it's becoming an issue. Offer healthy foods in the groups that he will eat, give him a daily multivitamin, and get private occupational therapy so you can sit in and learn the ropes. Don't worry about him eating what everyone else eats at the table--just offer healthy stuff that he likes. And as he ages and grows he may become more flexible. If he's gaining weight and growing over a year's time, don't worry about malnutrition. [/QUOTE]
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