DCK Never Eats Here, Ever

[Snowmom]

Thanks ladies.
I put whatever the other kids are eating in front of him.
I won't be a short order cook for any of the kids, including mine.

I just wish he'd communicate SOMETHING to me about it. All he does is stare at me. He talks (2 year old babble) to the other kids, but the only time he talks to me is when he's saying goodbye. He's still smiley and active. But it baffles me.

I guess I'll just wait it out and see if it changes. I know dcm feeds him junky foods in the car drive here and home, so I'm sure the "real" foods here probably don't look as appetizing.

[AmyKidsCo]

Our job as providers is to OFFER the children a healthy meal/snack. It's not our job to make them eat it.

I don't fight over food at all. I put it in front of them. They can eat it or not.

I find the less fuss made, the more likely they are to eventually try it and be like their friends. Coaxing usually becomes a game or a power struggle.

[LindseyA]

I too, have a picky eater. This one is 10 though. This 10 yr old also has a huge gag reflex and when anything is put near his mouth that he has never tried, or claims he doesn't like.... Oh boy! He has gagged so much that a couple times he has vomitted. It's frustrating when they are older. I have had talks with him, and my own children (9 & 6yrs) about when you get older your taste buds change, and the simple fact of 'Sometimes you just gotta eat things that you don't like' . Whether it's out of politeness at a friend's house, whether it's a healthy dinner that mom had been cooking after she got home from a hard days work, Yada Yada. I have explained that I myself have eaten many things that I don't care for numerous times. Sometimes you just have to. But with this kid, with his gagging.... I feel like I'm at a loss.