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[quote=Anonymous]completely disagree with sneaking anything into your kids food.  For a child with sensory issues, that is a huge trust mistake. It might cause the child to reject forever a previously accepted food.

OP - sounds like you are doing everthing you can.  How old is your child??

Just keep on rolling with your program and do not lose faith - family meals, having the child help in every way possible with cooking food and purchasing food (mashing foods - even food that are not traditionally mashed is a great thing - mashing a hot food releases the smells), and lots of peer modeling.  It might take 50 times of mashing sweet potatoes (or meatloaf) before he tries them.  Or 50 times of having him help make egg salad or 50 time whatever.

It helps a lot if you divest completely from any momentary goal.  You just provide lots of low stress opportunities to help with the preparation and cooking of food - particularly if it is food that is highly valued by family or friends.  If mom and dad or competing for the last portion of meatloaf - that conveys a lot of information.  On the other hand, if your kid does not see you engaging in family meals and sharing with your spouse - you are missing out on a ton of sensory therapy.

It took 5 years of thanksgiving happy family meals before our kid tried turkey - but we finally got there.  This is a long term problem and solutions take a long time.

PS - I did notice that after we started fish oil supplements, my kid started tolerating smoke salmon.  I think the 1/4 teaspon of fish oil a day was sensory therapy - i just did not realize it at the time! [/quote]

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