Problem with repeating one word over and over, what to do?

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Hi list,

My 5 years old is non verbal . right now she says the

word " eat, eat, eat, eat " over and over again, because

she is saying this word we would like her to start to

use it with its proper meaning. so, wherever she says

" eat " over and over , I tell her to say " eat " and then

I give her some food right away. but , the problem is

that sometimes she says " eat, eat, eat , eat " even

when she is not hungry and does not want any food.

My question is: how can I get her to use this word

only when she really wants to eat??.

I realy appreciate any suggestions.

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