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My 4 year old is making himself throw up
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<blockquote data-quote="HaoZi" data-source="post: 473948"><p>As the pickiest eater I know with my daughter a close second, there is an issue and to be blunt your husband needs to remove his thinker from his sitter. There is a problem. What problem? The possible list is long, and y'all need to get together with the teachers, pediatrician, etc., and start narrowing down that list. If you want to try to spook the kid in the meantime, take him to the dentist and let the dentist talk to him about what all the throwing up will do to his teeth.</p><p></p><p>You mention a focusing problem in conjunction. So focus, anxiety, and a finickiness that could fall under Sensory Integration Disorder (SID), Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), etc. Time for professional testing to see if it's anxiety/trauma related, or something else, like a neurological or physical disorder or allergy. You don't have to tell him there's something wrong with him, stick with a need to know basis. How's his intelligence level? Highly intelligent people are also notoriously finicky (and many could fall under the Aspie label, too).</p><p></p><p>More accommodations are needed in the meantime. Find a healthy diet that he will eat. This might mean cereal at dinner and PB&J on whole grain bread for breakfast. My kid has Carnation Essentials or a vegetarian corndog for breakfast these days. One year it's all pancakes/waffles, one year it's all about toast. Go with what works at the time that is a healthy choice. And give him a choice - two choices that are healthy and okay for him to have. If he would be happy eating PB&J all day, as long as he's getting the nutrients he needs (which might mean buying different brands of everything) then let him. Always offer new foods, but don't push. He'll be more interested if they're on your plate or the plate of the kid next to him.</p><p></p><p>Was I a PITA for my parents? Absolutely. But even so, I managed to grow up pretty healthy (had a multi vitamin every day to catch shortfalls). If my ex and I were still together I can just imagine the fights we'd have over me accommodating Kiddo's eating habits and how picky she is. Trying the "go hungry" method doesn't work with us, we'll find something else we do like when you're not looking, and often it'll be something that we shouldn't eat, like chocolate in huge amounts (just speaking from experience here).</p><p></p><p>Your husband needs to work with you or stay in the corner. His denial isn't going to help matters, it's going to make things worse for everyone involved.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HaoZi, post: 473948"] As the pickiest eater I know with my daughter a close second, there is an issue and to be blunt your husband needs to remove his thinker from his sitter. There is a problem. What problem? The possible list is long, and y'all need to get together with the teachers, pediatrician, etc., and start narrowing down that list. If you want to try to spook the kid in the meantime, take him to the dentist and let the dentist talk to him about what all the throwing up will do to his teeth. You mention a focusing problem in conjunction. So focus, anxiety, and a finickiness that could fall under Sensory Integration Disorder (SID), Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), etc. Time for professional testing to see if it's anxiety/trauma related, or something else, like a neurological or physical disorder or allergy. You don't have to tell him there's something wrong with him, stick with a need to know basis. How's his intelligence level? Highly intelligent people are also notoriously finicky (and many could fall under the Aspie label, too). More accommodations are needed in the meantime. Find a healthy diet that he will eat. This might mean cereal at dinner and PB&J on whole grain bread for breakfast. My kid has Carnation Essentials or a vegetarian corndog for breakfast these days. One year it's all pancakes/waffles, one year it's all about toast. Go with what works at the time that is a healthy choice. And give him a choice - two choices that are healthy and okay for him to have. If he would be happy eating PB&J all day, as long as he's getting the nutrients he needs (which might mean buying different brands of everything) then let him. Always offer new foods, but don't push. He'll be more interested if they're on your plate or the plate of the kid next to him. Was I a PITA for my parents? Absolutely. But even so, I managed to grow up pretty healthy (had a multi vitamin every day to catch shortfalls). If my ex and I were still together I can just imagine the fights we'd have over me accommodating Kiddo's eating habits and how picky she is. Trying the "go hungry" method doesn't work with us, we'll find something else we do like when you're not looking, and often it'll be something that we shouldn't eat, like chocolate in huge amounts (just speaking from experience here). Your husband needs to work with you or stay in the corner. His denial isn't going to help matters, it's going to make things worse for everyone involved. [/QUOTE]
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