Guest guest Posted February 4, 2006 Report Share Posted February 4, 2006 Hi Ken Something I observed recently may or may not be of assistance here. As Liam is totally non oral I am in no way an expert We had an RSS family from America stay with us recently there 6 yr old son(RSS) is probably very similar to your son, and my 8 yr old non RSS son Cameron is a very picky eater as well,but, while they where all together(We had 4 altogether sitting round the table)both these kids ate alot more than usual. We think because they where all chatting and watching what each other was up to and eating. When look at our normal mealtime Cameron is either by himself or Liam is there annoying and not having to eat or Damian and I are nagging him to finish his dinner and compare it to having other kids chatting all getting on with it, i dont even think they thought about eating. If i could provide that enviroment every night I would, but it has made me try and reduce the stress at the table. All this and Cam isnt rss, but we did notice our RSS friend ate more too. Just a thought Jody > > Hi everyone, > > I need some advice. > > For some time now we have been trying to get (my 8 year > old son) to eat a larger variety of foods. Presently he eats several > recipes that are all pasta, hotdogs, peas, pizza and corn. Once > in a while he will have a little milk and or a yogurt. > > So how do you get an rss child who is a really really picky eater > to eat differnt kinds of food. > > We have tried rewards (if you eat this then you can watch TV or > have cake etc.) So far nothing has worked. > > How have you done this? > > Any advice would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks > > Ken M > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2006 Report Share Posted February 5, 2006 Ken, Unfortunately, I don't think this is just a RSS issue. My non-RSS son is extremely picky & stubborn. He won't try anything new, even if I am positive he would like it! Kim C. Subject: Different Foods Hi everyone, I need some advice. For some time now we have been trying to get (my 8 year old son) to eat a larger variety of foods. Presently he eats several recipes that are all pasta, hotdogs, peas, pizza and corn. Once in a while he will have a little milk and or a yogurt. So how do you get an rss child who is a really really picky eater to eat differnt kinds of food. We have tried rewards (if you eat this then you can watch TV or have cake etc.) So far nothing has worked. How have you done this? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Ken M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2006 Report Share Posted February 5, 2006 Hi Jody, Once in a whhile, when is in a group setting, he will eat more but he won't try anything new. I think what I am going to have to do is let him get really hungry, then offer only a new food. I know for me, when I am starving, any food tastes great. We shall see how this works. Ken M > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > I need some advice. > > > > For some time now we have been trying to get (my 8 year > > old son) to eat a larger variety of foods. Presently he eats > several > > recipes that are all pasta, hotdogs, peas, pizza and corn. Once > > in a while he will have a little milk and or a yogurt. > > > > So how do you get an rss child who is a really really picky eater > > to eat differnt kinds of food. > > > > We have tried rewards (if you eat this then you can watch TV or > > have cake etc.) So far nothing has worked. > > > > How have you done this? > > > > Any advice would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Thanks > > > > Ken M > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2006 Report Share Posted February 5, 2006 Today Liam wanted steak, I was making hamburgers, so I cut a few pecies,like I would steak and he ate it! Said he liked it too... When said later " Do you want more hamburger? " he said " I don't like hamburger " ... A lot of it with Liam is the thought of the food.... R Mom to Jed (13) Asthma, tics, CAPD Liam (5) Asthma, Epilepsy, Hearing impaired, SGA, Hypothyriod, Sensory Issues, Food Allergies. Orlando Fl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2006 Report Share Posted February 5, 2006 ken, i have to aggree my 3 year old is way mort picky than jacob rss/sga. he (my three year old ) won't eat cheese and a whole host of other things. but with jacob who is 9 when he not having a good eating day we have lots to offer his be loves the cearel bars cherry apple you know. he loves yogurt best when in a tube or shake form. always have ice crean better in cones. snack mixes you know like chexs. trail mix. things like that. cara mom to jacob kimc wrote: Ken, Unfortunately, I don't think this is just a RSS issue. My non-RSS son is extremely picky & stubborn. He won't try anything new, even if I am positive he would like it! Kim C. Subject: Different Foods Hi everyone, I need some advice. For some time now we have been trying to get (my 8 year old son) to eat a larger variety of foods. Presently he eats several recipes that are all pasta, hotdogs, peas, pizza and corn. Once in a while he will have a little milk and or a yogurt. So how do you get an rss child who is a really really picky eater to eat differnt kinds of food. We have tried rewards (if you eat this then you can watch TV or have cake etc.) So far nothing has worked. How have you done this? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Ken M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2006 Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 hey jody!! christopher is the same way!! every type of beef we make we tell him it is steak!! jodie c > > Today Liam wanted steak, I was making hamburgers, so I cut a few pecies,like I would steak and he ate it! Said he liked it too... > When said later " Do you want more hamburger? " he said " I don't like hamburger " ... > A lot of it with Liam is the thought of the food.... > > R > Mom to Jed (13) Asthma, tics, CAPD > Liam (5) Asthma, Epilepsy, Hearing impaired, > SGA, Hypothyriod, Sensory Issues, Food Allergies. > Orlando Fl > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2006 Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 > > Ken, > > Unfortunately, I don't think this is just a RSS issue. My non-RSS > son is extremely picky & stubborn. He won't try anything new, even > if I am positive he would like it! > > Kim C. Whenever I read something like this, I think of children in countries where there are only a few choices of foods. So, like it or lump it, you eat it or starve. You learn to like it. Unless your child has an eating disorder (and RSS children definitely do), I would put food in front of a child that I had prepared for the day and he/she either eats it or goes hungry until the next mealtime. There will always be foods that some people dislike: spinach, beets, liver, rhutabega, peas, oysters . . . those are obvious ones. They are strong flavored or have strange textures. So, I wouldn't make a fuss if a child doesn't eat a particular food on his plate. But we do our children a disservice when we allow them to control what is, or is not, eaten at a meal. Or what you will prepare. Or that you will prepare multiple meals to satisfy the cravings of one child. Or that you will narrow down the choice of foods cooked to satisfy a picky eater. Trust me. Your child will not starve. As soon as he figures out you are determined and committed to cooking a meal that is well balanced for the entire family - no ifs, ands, or buts - eating meals will become less a vehicle for who's in charge and more at nutritional soundness. And this is really simple to enforce. No scenes. No tantrums. You prepare a plate. You place it in front of the child. In a reasonable amount of time you take away the plate. You can save it for the next mealtime (which may be between lunch and dinner), or toss it. No words are spoken. It just " is " what it " is " . The only thing I'd add: If snack time is sugar time, then they definitely get the meal again. No cookies, crackers, or other goodies in between healthy meals if healthy meals aren't eaten. You'd be amazed how quickly the message gets across. Dianne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2006 Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 Hi Ken...i have an 8 yr old Rss son called . He eats the same things day after day and has done since he was a baby. I cannot get him to try any new stuff at all no matter what i bribe him with, who he eats with or what different things i offer him. will not even try a different brand of the same type of porridge that he eats. Fortunately eats alot of what he likes so he has never needed to be tube fed but this is a huge problem for us which we dont know how to resolve. If ate a hot dog or a pizza i would sing and dance and shout it from the rooftops. eats baby porridge, bananas, yogurt and pringles. (And various types of crisps and biscuits) Nothing else although he drinks alot of chocolate soya milk. All i can say is that as long as he keeps eating what he is eating, i now try not to worry. I realise this mail is no help at all to you, but if nothing else you know there are others having the same problems. We will keep trying and will let you know if we have any joy. In the meantime if does eat a hotdog i have promised him a spaceship, so its probably best if he doesnt try one just yet. Must try to keep my bribes under control. Good luck.xxx Liz.K. mum to Jessie 10, 8 (rss) and a very large bump due in 2 weeks. kmerrith wrote: Hi Jody, Once in a whhile, when is in a group setting, he will eat more but he won't try anything new. I think what I am going to have to do is let him get really hungry, then offer only a new food. I know for me, when I am starving, any food tastes great. We shall see how this works. Ken M > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > I need some advice. > > > > For some time now we have been trying to get (my 8 year > > old son) to eat a larger variety of foods. Presently he eats > several > > recipes that are all pasta, hotdogs, peas, pizza and corn. Once > > in a while he will have a little milk and or a yogurt. > > > > So how do you get an rss child who is a really really picky eater > > to eat differnt kinds of food. > > > > We have tried rewards (if you eat this then you can watch TV or > > have cake etc.) So far nothing has worked. > > > > How have you done this? > > > > Any advice would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Thanks > > > > Ken M > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2006 Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 << will not even try a different brand of the same type of porridge that he eats.>> Liam is the same way... he can tell if the brand is different.. the only thing he will except different brands on is pudding, as long as it is vanillia and the non refridgearated tye he is okay.Anything else has to be the same as the first one he ever had.... R Mom to Jed (13) Asthma, tics, CAPD Liam (5) Asthma, Epilepsy, Hearing impaired, SGA, Hypothyriod, Sensory Issues, Food Allergies. Orlando Fl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2006 Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 Ken, We have eight year old twins and Abby is RSS. We have the same problems with her. Maybe I'm imagining things, but I think it's a texture problem. There are days when she can gulp down a bowl of macaroni and cheese in a matter of minutes and other days when she takes one little piece in her mouth and chews for " hours " . My husband thinks she is being stubborn, but after having observed her all this time, it seems to me there are days when she is more comfortable eating than others. Abby hates to try anything new either. I finally went against every grain in my body and started playing games with her food. I read somewhere about taking fishsticks and making a little " river " of squeeze cheese on it and putting goldfish on the top. Amazingly enough, that worked. Even though she may not be hungry, her imagination keeps her interested in eating it. Of course, that's just until the next time when she turns her nose up again. I wait a couple of months and then she's fascinated again. I laugh at myself going through the grocery store as I'm doing my best to lose weight, but looking for the most fattening foods I can find for her. We buy squeeze butter and put it on whatever she wants. Yesterday I made her angel hair pasta and she wanted ketchup on top! Yuck! But I put it on and was surprised that she ate it. Abby's favorite snack is ritz crackers dipped in mayonaise. It sounds disgusting to me and I think our family thinks we're crazy when she spends the night with them, but anything to get her to eat. She also loves deviled ham on ritz crackers. Sherri D. - Mom to (almost - Feb 17) 8 year old twins - Abby (RSS), Sam (nonRSS) > > Hi everyone, > > I need some advice. > > For some time now we have been trying to get (my 8 year > old son) to eat a larger variety of foods. Presently he eats several > recipes that are all pasta, hotdogs, peas, pizza and corn. Once > in a while he will have a little milk and or a yogurt. > > So how do you get an rss child who is a really really picky eater > to eat differnt kinds of food. > > We have tried rewards (if you eat this then you can watch TV or > have cake etc.) So far nothing has worked. > > How have you done this? > > Any advice would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks > > Ken M > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2006 Report Share Posted February 7, 2006 Hi Sherri, Thanks for the info. I think part of 's problem is texture related, he likes soft textured foods, but that doesn't explain why he likes potato chips or Oreo's Ken M > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > I need some advice. > > > > For some time now we have been trying to get (my 8 year > > old son) to eat a larger variety of foods. Presently he eats > several > > recipes that are all pasta, hotdogs, peas, pizza and corn. Once > > in a while he will have a little milk and or a yogurt. > > > > So how do you get an rss child who is a really really picky eater > > to eat differnt kinds of food. > > > > We have tried rewards (if you eat this then you can watch TV or > > have cake etc.) So far nothing has worked. > > > > How have you done this? > > > > Any advice would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Thanks > > > > Ken M > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2006 Report Share Posted February 7, 2006 > > Hi, > > While I wish I could follow that, Emerence will not eat certain > foods/textures. And like many I cannot take away food that will > keep her blood sugar up even if I do have to make her something > different. And she is an eater too so I am lucky. I specifically said that RSS children have particular problems. I quote: " Unless your child has an eating disorder (and RSS children definitely do), " went on to say: > Poor kids in other countries are different than our kids. They are > famished and keenly feel hunger while ours could just turn up their > noses and not know the difference. That is simply not always true. Many country's diets are just quite limited in comparison to ours. That is what I was referring to, and I made that quite clear. (Or so I thought). I was not talking about hunger or famished children. That is a different issue entirely. Still, it is interesting, as long as you've brought it up, that you won't find finicky eaters amongst the hungry. They love whatever they get. We do our " normal " children no favors when we allow them to dictate mealtimes. They grow up to be extremely fussy eaters with narrow diets that often are not nutritionally sound. The mother of one of my piano students is a nutritionist/dietician and we used to have quite the conversations about modern mothers and how they fuss over their children's diets. Although, to a point, that's often been true in the past, it was much more so today. Of course treats are something to get excited about when they are unavailable in a region of the world for whatever reason, be that poverty or limited resources. In fact, our own children would do much better if treats were more limited and not used as a reward for good behavior. RSS children have different problems, and I'm not speaking to that issue at all. Dianne - Ian's grandmother Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2006 Report Share Posted February 7, 2006 Hi Ken... definately has a problem with texture. He will eat very smooth things like yogurt or baby porridge... or very crunchy things like pringles and biscuits... he wont eat anything in between. The only exception is bananas which i cant explain. Trying different textures always makes him gag so we always try him with similar textured things. Sooner or later we will find something he likes i hope. Liz.K kmerrith kkm@...> wrote: Hi Sherri, Thanks for the info. I think part of 's problem is texture related, he likes soft textured foods, but that doesn't explain why he likes potato chips or Oreo's Ken M > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > I need some advice. > > > > For some time now we have been trying to get (my 8 year > > old son) to eat a larger variety of foods. Presently he eats > several > > recipes that are all pasta, hotdogs, peas, pizza and corn. Once > > in a while he will have a little milk and or a yogurt. > > > > So how do you get an rss child who is a really really picky eater > > to eat differnt kinds of food. > > > > We have tried rewards (if you eat this then you can watch TV or > > have cake etc.) So far nothing has worked. > > > > How have you done this? > > > > Any advice would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Thanks > > > > Ken M > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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