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[quote=Anonymous]My parents had this type of relationship with my little brother, he only ate specific food, in a specific order, nothing could be touching on the plate, and he would eat all of one item until eating the next.  He always found a problem, there were always temper tantrums, and it was a nightmare for everyone.  fast forward to now he's 25 and still eats the same way.  he has major issues with eating at restaurants or coming up to my house to visit when food is involved.  it is insanity.

I am not saying your child will end up this extreme, but it scared me at least not to cave into my children when the food struggle started in my house when DD was around 2.  She would only eat strawberries, that was it, for every meal.  I found myself getting desperate, offering several choices and it seemed like a sick game to her.

Then my good friend saw my struggles, and gave me French Kids Eat Everything.  I read that book in 2 days, it was pretty funny and I felt like the author and I could be twins in our anxiety with food.  Then my friend who has several kids told me she never makes individual meals (she's got 6 kids so that is probably why), never.  if her kids don't eat, that is fine she tells them, saves their meal on fridge and tells them they won't be able to eat anything else until the next meal except for their uneaten previous meal.  One of her children had some speech therapy that was related to how he used his tongue and contributed to his reluctance to eat certain textures and his speech therapist gave her that book.  my friend said it was a big help in her understanding her own contribution to the problem and made her feel empowered, that she could make a positive change.

I follow the approach in the book most of the time.  I am WOH mom so I don't have time to make fancy 4 course meals.  It has made a big difference for us.

Good luck.[/quote]

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