Guest guest Posted October 29, 2001 Report Share Posted October 29, 2001 Oh Loren - I got tears in my eyes as I read this message. I am so glad the 2 bite rule helped you. Just knowing that another child has been helped has made my day. Congratulations on being tough. It is not easy. > We have been GFCF for about 1 1/2 months. Ross, like most of your > children, was a picky eater. Then, when we went GFCF it was worse. I can > now say he will try anything, and I owe it all to one mother on this list > w/the 2 bite rule. It is called tough love. Ross would push the new food > away, he would turn his head. I asked the same question, how do I get Ross > to eat? The mother told me that she would force feed her son, and I > thought oh, I can't do that. Well, my husband held Ross's hands and I held > his head and put food in his mouth as he screamed. He didn't gag, he > didn't choke, he swallowed it and ate more. We would say take a bite of > this and then you can have pudding (or whatever he likes). We would have > to feed him the food. Then, all of a sudden he started eating it > himself. He still has to be fed the new foods, but after that he will eat > them himself. It was hard on all of us, but now he is asking for hotdogs > and eating 2 at a sitting. He hadn't had a hot dog for 2 1/2 years! > > Try it, it works! Good Luck! > > Loren > > Loren Van De Griek > mommy to - 6yrs, Ross - 5yrs(ASD), Seth - 23 months > Hickory, NC > " the harder the struggle, the greater the victory " > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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