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Anonymous wrote:I'm sorry I have no advice for you, OP, but what do you think you did wrong?

Picky eaters are born not made.

I also believe this to be true. I fed both my kids the same as babies and toddlers. One will eat anything, the other's diet is very limited.

Anonymous wrote:I would try this book, OP:
http://www.amazon.com/Just-Take-Bite-Effective-Challenges/dp/1932565124/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1419390613&sr=1-1&keywords=just+take+a+bite

I didn't find this book helpful for my extremely picky 5 y/o at all. I also have one of Ellyn Satter's books- perhaps it would have been helpful if I had started her program when my child was 1, but by 5, it was too late and did nothing for me. The best program I've tried is Kelly Dorfman's in her book What's Eating Your Child where you (or your child) select one new food a week, say grapes. Your child has to have 1 bite of the new food every day with dinner for a week. Just 1 bite. Using this technique, we've incorporated two fruits and one vegetable (which was huge for our child), however, it was a major battle every night. A year ago, my ped gave me the name of a counselor who specializes on food issues and of course, I never got around to making the appt. (we were dealing with other more serious health issues with our other child). I'm with you on making this my NY resolution and finding the name of this specialist.

Most people don't understand what it's like to have an extremely picky eater. My son will make himself vomit rather than try something new. It's a constant battle.

I would try this book, OP:
http://www.amazon.com/Just-Take-Bite-Effective-Challenges/dp/1932565124/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1419390613&sr=1-1&keywords=just+take+a+bite

Anonymous wrote:I'm sorry I have no advice for you, OP, but what do you think you did wrong?

Picky eaters are born not made.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks, 11:27. Have downloaded basically her entire site. My New Year's resolution is to deal with this rather than ignore the problem.

7:41 -- mostly, I ignored the problem, or assumed that he'd grown out of it. In fairness, a lot of people reassured me that he would. Now I think they were wrong.

Are you saying you've already tried satter's approach? 5 is very early in the game. If you try to proactively " deal with it", other than continuing to make a variety of foods available, you'll likely end up in a worse situation than you are now. It really shouldn't stress you out. My kid goes through picky phases - sometimes they last a long time - but I don't see them as my problem. By forcing the issue you are just going to create stress around meals which will make things worse.

No, no, I just downloaded them today. There's a lot we can improve in terms of schedule, snacking, etc... I don't want it to be a power struggle but I also would like my kid to eat something besides Cheerios and PBJ and milk.

Thanks for the referral!

Take a consult w Jennifer Berry at Spectrum Pediatrics in Alexandria. Very helpful!

Anonymous wrote:Thanks, 11:27. Have downloaded basically her entire site. My New Year's resolution is to deal with this rather than ignore the problem.

7:41 -- mostly, I ignored the problem, or assumed that he'd grown out of it. In fairness, a lot of people reassured me that he would. Now I think they were wrong.

Are you saying you've already tried satter's approach? 5 is very early in the game. If you try to proactively " deal with it", other than continuing to make a variety of foods available, you'll likely end up in a worse situation than you are now. It really shouldn't stress you out. My kid goes through picky phases - sometimes they last a long time - but I don't see them as my problem. By forcing the issue you are just going to create stress around meals which will make things worse.

Thanks, 11:27. Have downloaded basically her entire site. My New Year's resolution is to deal with this rather than ignore the problem.

7:41 -- mostly, I ignored the problem, or assumed that he'd grown out of it. In fairness, a lot of people reassured me that he would. Now I think they were wrong.

have you already read any of Ellyn Satter's books?

Here's a pretty comprehensive (free) overview of her approach for different ages, and for different issues -

http://ellynsatterinstitute.org/htf/howtofeed.php

I'm sorry I have no advice for you, OP, but what do you think you did wrong?

The site looks like a total infomercial scam, but I'm desperate. My 5 year old will only eat a few foods and I need help finding my way out of this. In hindsight, I did a lot of things wrong, but what I need is help going forward...

Anyway, the ebook is $45 and I'm wondering if anyone has tried it. I can't find what I consider to be trustworthy reviews.

Thanks!