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[quote=Anonymous]Hi everyone, I realize I may be out of place on this forum, but I think the elementary forum will have limited useful advice. My second grader, just barely 8 years old, is having some anxiety issues at school. So far it's limited to lunch and food. I don't pack a lunch (school lunch is free to everyone, I'm a single mom and my budget and available time is tight).

Basically, he won't eat lunch. He'll eat the school breakfast, and will eat crackers that his friend shares, but won't even open the school lunch. He finally told me today that it's because he's nervous about what it will taste like. I see this at home too, although with a lot of effort he will try most things at home, and eats a very balanced diet at home. Trying new things at home was very anxiety ridden for along time, and I got him over it by always having something at dinner be familiar when I was serving something new, and I stopped focusing on the meal over dinner conversation, and we talk about other things now, which helps him try new things without worrying what I will think if he doesn't like it, and the familiar food (veggie or protein) is something he knows he can eat if he doesn't like the new item.

I'm working with a psychologist at the school to see if we can make progress at lunch (he suggested a lunch bunch group with one of the social workers, and a few other things).

I guess I'm looking for some BTDT experiences and suggestions - I could pack a lunch, but that treats the symptom (the not eating) rather than the problem (the anxiety). [/quote]

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