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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m the child of immigrants and we ate what was served (or we didn’t eat) and so did all the other relatives I knew. But DH is not that way and it seems not a lot of people were raised that way. I’m curious to know how this works. I’m surprised to read that a medically normal 15 year old only eats about 8 foods. How do you handle normal meals or eating out? How do you grocery shop? Do you constantly cater to the pickiest eater? This drives me absolutely bonkers dealing with DH and it irks me that so many people think it is normal. [/quote]

That is not a normal 15 yr old.  That is an extreme outlier. If that poster took him to be evaluated she would probably get a diagnosis.  But the are managing this and he isn't starving, so they aren't seeking out a diagnosis nor eating therapies.

My dh is the child of immigrants and his parents cater to the grandchildren's food preferences. How a first gen immigrant raises kids in the US is very different from how they treat their grandchildren IME.  I don't know anyone in my MIL's social circle who doesn't dote on their grandkids. In fact, they are all about the volume of food consumed whereas my mother (raised in the US) is all about the variety and making sure my kids are offered lots of vegetables and just eating white rice.  [/quote]

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