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[quote=Anonymous]I have a 9 year old daughter, picky eater and moderate ADHD that can be impulsive.   We don't force her to eat with the thought that when she is hungry she will eat (as per the pediatrician)  and we don't want dinner to be a battle of wills/control.   FWIW I was a picky eater as a kid and I know for certain foods, like fish, there was nothing my parents could do to make me eat it.  So hello Karma, you really are a b^tch.  My 9 year old takes it a step further with sneaking snacks (goldfish, M&M, candy) and we have found empty M&M wrappers in her room, a bag of goldfish in her drawer, recently this flavored fizzy drink in a toy drawer.  Then there has been the supposed dinner she finished, pasta noodles wrapped in a napkin in between kitchen chair cushions, yogurt not eaten at school brought back from lunch and immediately thrown in the bathroom trash can when she " had to go to the bathroom" immediately when she got home.  There are times I feel like we are at a special clinic when I have to do a pat down before going to school to make sure she didn't get candy (mind you it is on the top shelf out of the way) if I heard rustling around in the kitchen.  She always denies it,, even when it could have been no one else other than her.  She blames us as parents when she gets a consequence. if we try to have a discussion during a calm time she will end up bursting in tears/not wanting to talk about it.

Looking for advice on what worked for you.  We are wondering if we need to go to a family therapist of some sort.  We have also reduced the number of sweets around the house and have started to hide other sweets (like chewy fruits to put in their lunch).  I would like to get to the point we know she will eat if she is hungry but clearly as long as she can sneak snacks and make it appear like she has eaten dinner  to get dessert that won't happen.  I know I am likely enabling in some way so please be kind but blunt, especially if you were a former enabler.

thanks.[/quote]

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