Gag Girl

[MissAnn]

She did better today. I didn't ask her to eat. I did keep the kids at the table longer. At first she ate nothing then eventually tried several things. Another picky eater did the same thing. Maybe I've rushed lunch too much????

[lovemykidstoo]

I just found this thread. All of a sudden, I have a 3 yr old dcb that is gagging anytime he gets upset. I leave the room to go to the bathroom, he cries and gags. I even mention a snack, or lunch and he cries and gags. I put him at the table to eat and he cries and gags so bad I swear he's going to puke. I have talked sternly to him, ignore him, put him in bed etc and nothing is working. Help! He hasn't eaten anything here in a week. He does the same thing at home. I texted mom and she said, tell him to stop being a sap!

[flying_babyb]

I have that kid! He ate one food a week at daycare (usally toast). There was one week where the only thing he had from 6am to 5pm was water.. Yep! After about two weeks relizing there was NO choice he stopped and ate.

[HappyEverAfter]

I serve.

They eat (or not...their choice)

No alternate foods, no substitutions, no begging, pleading or rewarding.

Eat if you are hungry. Don't if you are holding out.

I do NOT stress about meals. It is NOT worth MY time to do so.

Parents have a HUGE influence on their child's eating habits so I try to stay as far out of that loop as possible.

I give educational articles and resources to parents about healthy eating and eating habits but that is the extent of it.

I serve. They eat. (or not).

This is exactly what I do. I serve it and they eat or don’t. And if you don’t eat, you have to wait for the next snack or meal time too.

[lovemykidstoo]

I have zero problem with him not eating. I figure, he's not going to starve. The issue i have is when I mention food or he sits at the table, he gags, cries and carries on. It's flipping annoying.

[AmyKidsCo]

I serve.

They eat (or not...their choice)

No alternate foods, no substitutions, no begging, pleading or rewarding.

Eat if you are hungry. Don't if you are holding out.

I do NOT stress about meals. It is NOT worth MY time to do so.

Parents have a HUGE influence on their child's eating habits so I try to stay as far out of that loop as possible.

I give educational articles and resources to parents about healthy eating and eating habits but that is the extent of it.

I serve. They eat. (or not).

This. 100%.

My only rule is that they must have a little of everything on the plate. If they balk at taking something I ask if they want to take some or have me give them some. If they choose me I give them a TINY amount, like 2 peas.

[lovemykidstoo]

I just keep making him sit at the table and put very little on his plate. Why waste food right? His dad irritates me though. Yesterday he was off and dropped off at 8:00. Said he'd be early picking up. Showed up at 5:25. I close at 5:30. He knows son is a train wreck lately. He asks if he ate, how was he. I said, nope didn't eat and was a mess especially the last 40 minutes when everyone else had been picked up already. grrrr

[Mom2Two]

Maybe I missed it, but I couldn't see how old this child is. It would make a difference. Having dealt this in our long journey with feeding issues, I would just make sure there were some different textures available.

I wouldn't assume it was fake. If you are wrong, you would be being (not knowingly) very insensitive to someone who might have oral-motor issues.

A good suggestion would be a good SLT/feeding therapist for the LO who would recognize oral-motor issues.

Brand won't make a difference--just textures. Maybe pay attention and see if the child handles pudding/bananas/apple sauce differently than food that is dry etc. See what you notice.

[lovemykidstoo]

Maybe I missed it, but I couldn't see how old this child is. It would make a difference. Having dealt this in our long journey with feeding issues, I would just make sure there were some different textures available.

I wouldn't assume it was fake. If you are wrong, you would be being (not knowingly) very insensitive to someone who might have oral-motor issues.

A good suggestion would be a good SLT/feeding therapist for the LO who would recognize oral-motor issues.

Brand won't make a difference--just textures. Maybe pay attention and see if the child handles pudding/bananas/apple sauce differently than food that is dry etc. See what you notice.

The child I'm referring to is 3. It isn't as though he has something in his mouth and then gags. Just mentioning the words, lunch, breakfast, snack, cracker, food etc he starts crying and gagging. Then it is unrelated to food. If I get up to go to the bathroom he starts gagging and crying. He's playing and out of nowhere he starts crying. This is new behavior. He hasn't always been like that and he does it at home too.