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[quote=Anonymous]I also have a picky 9 year old boy who has been picky since his first spoonful of babyfood. He also simply isn't much of an eater. Yeah, he'll eat super palatable things like chicken nuggets and he adores berries and chocolate ice cream. Anything else? Shrug. He'll pick at it. So now dinner is dinner, and he always gets a small bowl of chocolate ice cream for dessert, regardless. It isn't a reward. It is just what we do. He also has open access to berries to add to his dinner plate if we have them. He is slowly branching out and eating more.

I was amused the other day when he came home from school and I asked him what was for lunch at school. He said turkey sandwiches. I said something like "aw, too bad. You must be hungry," knowing he refuses to eat sandwiches, particularly lunch meat. He said "Nah. I ate it. Didn't like it, but I ate it. I was really, really hungry." Victory! He finally was hungry enough to eat something that wasn't a favorite. It will happen, OP. But it will happen on his time, not yours. Put something he likes on the table every night, along with whatever else is dinner. Sit down as a family and eat (or not). Have dessert if that is a family tradition. When dinner is over, leave the table. He'll eat more over time.[/quote]

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