Forced Vomiting, Ugh!!

[littlemissmuffet]

I am really pleased that this DCD was so honest with you, acknowledges there is a problem and also wants to help put an end to it. That's wonderful. I hope with all the advice from here and mom/dad working with you this issue will be solved in no time... and you can move on to the next ::

[nanglgrl]

This dad gives me hope for the future. happyface. Go dad!happyface

[canadiancare]

I have one kid who *crosses fingers* seems to have outgrown this. She is 2, extremely underweight and fed at home whatever she wants (even pizza for breakfast) although it isn't truly pizza since she doesn't eat dough it is more tomato sauce and cheese.

She over stuffs her mouth, holds the bolus of food in there and starts to cry. I try to do a finger sweep to put her down for a nap and she clamps her teeth so hard that I am afraid for my fingers.

She made herself throw up 3 days in a row and I washed her up every day. She hates having her hair washed so I added that to the routine saying "I have to wash your hair because you are covered in vomit"

I started to give her even smaller portions than before and try to preemptively say "ah, show me that your mouth is empty" "oh good girl!!!"

Now for the past 2 weeks she starts to cry at the beginning of lunch but gets down to the business of eating, says "all done, ah" and then gets her positive reinforcement. I figure throughout the day here if she is eating 300 calories that is about it. I told her mother that we need to work as a team to make sure that the calories she is getting are the best calories possible- food value wise.

I have very little patience with kids who don't have good eating skills/habits. I know the food I serve is quality and tastes good. I have a dream to be a restauranteur so I put in a lot of effort in my menu planning and meal preparation and, while I shouldn't I do take offense when it is treated like I served them a pile of steaming dog crap. I know I shouldn't and that kids have particular tastes, issues with texture etc. but I think parents who get too rushed, impatient etc end up giving in and encouraging the behaviours just because it is easier. (this does not, of course apply to children who have physiological impairments that affect their eating).