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by admin
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6/2/05 11:45:54 AM
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New He would prefer it that way
Most times he won't eat things that he would normally like, if they've been polluted first by foods he doesn't like.

He likes mac & cheese, but we always put peas in it. He has to eat the peas if he wants the mac & cheese, but he pulls every last damn pea out (they're shell pasta, so guess where all the peas go), eats the pasta, then gags down the peas because he has to. I've seen him take a good hour to eat a portion.
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Post #209,600
by drewk
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6/2/05 11:52:58 AM
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New I'm still undecided about that
On the one hand, I want to teach them good eating habits. On the other hand "experts" say that you shouldn't make mealtime a battle because the kids get an inflated idea of the importance of food and its place in power struggles, leading to eventual eating disorders. For pop psyche, that actually sounds like a pretty reasonable concern.

In your peas/mac-and-cheese example, he's learning that vegetables are a punishment. It took me years to recover from this conditioning and discover I actually like the damn things.
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Post #209,606
by admin
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6/2/05 11:58:39 AM
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New He long ago decided that most food is punishment
We are very careful not to force things. We'd ask him if he'd like to try something, and rarely he would. Peas were one thing that he admitted he didn't mind that much, so now when we have them he has to eat them. If we didn't mandate some things he'd be living on cheese and bread.

Things that he doesn't like can't be forced down his throat. He will throw up pretty much the instant the food hits his mouth, and sometimes before. He has a highly practiced gag reflex. :-P

Fortunately, if you're going to pick one vegetable to eat, pumpkin is a pretty good choice.
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-scott anderson

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     My son eats everything. - (admin) - (12) - June 2, 2005, 10:56:31 AM EDT
         Lucky you - (tuberculosis) - (9) - Aug. 21, 2007, 05:56:45 AM EDT
             That can be a handy reaction - for a while. - (Another Scott) - June 2, 2005, 11:17:10 AM EDT
             Duncan eats: - (admin) - (7) - June 2, 2005, 11:21:56 AM EDT
                 3 normals one picky bassar - (boxley) - June 2, 2005, 11:27:47 AM EDT
                 My father likes black and green olives. - (Another Scott) - (1) - June 2, 2005, 11:32:33 AM EDT
                     We all like the black ones. - (admin) - June 2, 2005, 11:33:46 AM EDT
                 What if it doesn't have the veggies to start? - (drewk) - (3) - June 2, 2005, 11:39:47 AM EDT
                     He would prefer it that way - (admin) - (2) - June 2, 2005, 11:45:54 AM EDT
                         I'm still undecided about that - (drewk) - (1) - June 2, 2005, 11:52:58 AM EDT
                             He long ago decided that most food is punishment - (admin) - June 2, 2005, 11:58:39 AM EDT
         My son is both. - (Steve Lowe) - June 2, 2005, 11:22:03 AM EDT
         when my daughter was about a year and a half... - (cforde) - June 3, 2005, 12:57:11 AM EDT

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