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[quote=Anonymous]When I ask people advice for how to change a picky eater (2 year old), e.g. cooking recipes, sometimes they get annoyed, & tell me that because I, as a parent, give way & cause this to happen. They say if I can be firm by just offering what food you want him eat, ignore his whining/crying, he would eventually be hungry & give up & eat. Or else, just send him to daycare now ASAP since daycare teacher would not give him any empathy & let him cry it out to learn it in a hard way. If I don't know what/how to do as a parent, the daycare would do the parenting for you.

A lot of time at mealtime, he decline the healthy balanced food I want him to eat. He would rather drink water & go hungry. He is below 5 percentile weight, so a lot of them, I give up & give him a peanut butter cheese sandwich (not his favorite, but he would eat couple bites) or couple crackers instead. A couple times, he skipped the dinner meal with empty stomach with sleepless night whining/crying, & the next day morning, I give up & give him a muffin(his favorite) and he gives me a big smile with sparkling eyes. Every time, I second doubt myself should I continue to do this. It is true that I normally give up after a couple tries, not that firm. Pediatrician always keep telling me to keep offering at each mealtime even he declines/refuses, and I do follow this though.

I am suspicious that my 2 year old has sensory issue with eating, since he never touches/eats any mushy & wet food, and does not like any textures that require tearing with his teeth, like meat. But he has no problem with chicken nugget & pizza, hard candies though. And, my parents also give way to him in terms of feeding when I go to work during the workweek. It is not anything helpful either.

By the way, he is going to daycare next year September.

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