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[quote=Anonymous]A friend has a step son who would have starved himself at 5.  What stopped it?  Well..

1. A trip to the doctor.  Doctor told him to eat, or he would be in the hospital.
2. They stopped fighting, and stopped catering.  If the kid whined at the table, he was sent away from it.  No snack, no separate meal.  If he came back and was willing to eat properly he could stay.  When everyone else was finished the table was cleared.  The words "I hate" "yuck" and "gross" were not allowed at the table.
3. It took a week or two, but he started eating better.  No more whining and demanding different food.  He clued in that he was missing out by getting himself sent away from the table.  Not just on food, but on the discussion etc. that happened.  Everyone had to be on the same page.  Mom, Dad and siblings.  Don't play the game, and it stops.

It's been a year.  He now eats the majority of the time without an issue, and is back to a healthy weight.  AND they are having happier family dinners.[/quote]

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