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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our children have always eaten the same meals that are prepared for the adults? I don't understand this American custom of making separate meals for children?[/quote]

I am not American but my eldest will not eat the food we prepare. She will try but she is freaked out by foods with strong smells or flavors, foods with combined ingredients, and most meat. We try not to prepare her separate meals but it is not at all uncommon for her to only eat, for instance, rice and one vegetable side out of everything served. We will often supplement with greek yogurt or a simple bean paste so she gets some protein, but she will not eat most of what we eat.

I think some children are just picky. My husband was reportedly the same way, and I will admit that as a kid there were many dinners where I just picked at the edges of my food and didn't eat much. I would fill up on breakfast and lunch which tended to have fewer heavy, savory items. Those are precisely the foods my own kid avoids now too.[/quote]

I am not saying this to judge, but have you considered therapy for sensory sensitivity or ARFID for your kid?  My oldest is also like this, and I kept putting off doing anything about it, becuase I was also picky as a kid and was doing all the suggested things about bridge foods and gradually expanding palate, etc.  But she's in college now and it is really challenging--I know she wishes she could eat more and is trying, but she has less time now to do actualy therapy.  [/quote]

PP here and yes, we've considered it. It's not as easy as it sounds though. She doesn't qualify for an ARFID diagnosis according to our pediatrician (she eats too many foods and is not malnourished). Most therapists aren't really qualified to address this sort of issue and the ones that are have long waitlists, and it's harder to get in when you don't have a diagnosis. We are considering neuropsych testing to see if we can diagnose the sensory issues which might open up other options for therapy.

But my broader point is just that some children clearly have food issues that are not the fault of parents. We have always served our daughter the same foods we eat, we have family dinner, we incorporate her in preparing meals and deciding what to eat, and she is still very picky. I bristle a bit at the assumption that a very picky eater is the result of bad parenting.[/quote]

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