Hi, not sure if this is the right board to post but seems the most appropriate. Dd now 12 suffered from severe reflux as baby and had it to a degree until about 3. We were advised by paediatrician at time that this can affect subconscious fear of food long term and not to make a big deal if it. We therefore opted to not ever force the issue - what she eats is a healthy but very limited range of food which has not expanded or changed in the last 6 yrs or so. For example she eats carrots and apples daily but no other veg/fruit and only a certain variety of apple etc. She has a healthy appetite.
She would like to be able to eat more variety (for health and social reasons) but is physically unable to try different foods ( she would gag). She has a somewhat anxious personality and I have a feeling that teen eating disorders wouldn't be far off if we forced things with her. For now, as I said, she has a healthy appetite.
We don't really know what approach to take given that this has been around for a long time and she clearly isn't growing out of it. She had some counselling for anxiety around friendships a couple of years back but as her eating is so rooted in the subconscious I am not convinced this would help much here.
Any advice? Thanks
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river1 · 24/10/2017 06:31
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