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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks PP. are you a teacher?[/quote]

I am a paraprofessional.  I spent all day everyday with this kid, and I and others did whatever we could to get him to eat, but ultimately he would not.  A few bites here and there, just to please us, but basically he could not tolerate eating at school, mostly medication related.  So in the end we had to accept that he would do his eating at home.  And like I said, he was fine healthwise.  Actually, more than fine.[/quote]

Op, a para professional in public schools gets a weeks worth of "training."

Please see a professional and consider an anti anxiety medication.  My kid has gone through this and it only got worse with time.  You may need to have it incorporated into an IEP at some point if it gets worse.[/quote]

I am the para in question and I not only have many years of experience but I am qualified to be a teacher, I just choose not to be one.  However, I will agree with you that most of the paras in my school district receive little training and have few relevant qualifications.

I will also say that over the years I have seen kids throw their entire lunch in the trash, usually it's one that was bought not carried from home.  It seems to me that if those parents could be bothered to pack a lunch with a few things they know their kid likes that situation could be avoided.  I know of one kid from a few years ago who literally had hundreds of dollars on his lunch account and threw the lunch away uneaten everyday.[/quote]

I don't care if you're a teacher.  This could be OCD and will probably only get worse.  A kid can't learn if they are hungry. You need to see a professional op.[/quote]

DP here. Do you really believe that a kid who ate a breakfast and two more meals after school at home will be hungry? I am not from US, but when I grow up, not too many kids ate school lunches (they were bad) and no one would bring lunch from home (maybe an apple). Everyone one were able to learn and most of us grew up healthy.

OP, have you tried just to ignore it completely? I would continue to pack something small, in case if he changes his mind one day, but would not concentrate his attention on food at all. Feed him with breakfast, and then he can eat lunch at home. [/quote]

The lunches at your school weren't the only thing that was bad.

Your problem is Not that your kid isn't eating lunch at school.

Your problem is that your child is suffering from extreme social anxiety that will not "go away" on its own and that will probably get worse.

You need to fing a psychologist in your area who treats children for anxiety. [/quote]

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