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[quote=Anonymous]I have to chime in here, as I've been dealing with this for some time with my child.  After seeing many different specialists/nutritionists/doctors/behavior psychologists, and even looking at the feeding clinic at Kennedy Krieger, we decided that we needed to not make this a big deal.  Yes, it is an anxiety related issue.  Our child has some OCD like tendencies and food is the main area where she is very particular.  It's all about predictatability, comfort, etc.  We are normal parents, no home stresses, and have other children who are perfectly comfortable eating a myriad of food.  One thing that was told to me 2 years ago was to stop calling her a picky eater.  I should refer to it as an eating disorder.  That was really hard for me to embrace, but I realized it goes well beyond being "picky".  People don't understand why it has to be a certain brand and flavor of yogurt.  It doesn't sound rational, it isn't rational, but it is her reality.  The best thing we have ever done is to not make it an issue.  There is always something for her to eat.  If we are going somewhere and she is not sure of what might be available for her, she will eat in advance.  We have learned to work with it, to gently encourage her to try new things when she feels adventurous.  And most importantly to not make it a big deal when she doesn't.  Nutritionists feel like her diet is just fine (she eats flaky fish, yogurt, rice, beans, fruit, pasta.) To this day she has never tried pizza, burgers, hot dogs, chicken nuggets, grilled cheese - it made it very challenging for birthday parties, sleepovers, etc.

My child isn't being stubborn because she wants what she wants, she has fear and an anxiety and will go without eating vs. eating something that she can't tolerate.  (similar to PP).  And all of her preferred foods are soft, smooth textures.

OP, you should meet with doctors, nutritionists, or behavioral psychologists to determine what is behind the food issues.  How you should proceed should be based on what that root issue is.[/quote]

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