Just wanted to canvas some opinions.
My 6yo is a lovely, kind, smart child. He is doing well at school, has a few good friends and no-one has ever raised any concerns however
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he has serious food issues. To the extent he eats about 10 things. And none of them healthy. We have tried everything over the years - rewards, bribery, punishment (
basically letting him go hungry to see if it helped. It didn't and we did this for like a day!!). He eats no fruit or veg [barring a few Ella's Kitchen pouches] and he doesn't like most carbs. He now wont even eat chips. He cannot be cajoled, bartered with nor can he be reasoned with. He just will not eat anything other than his list of foods (all beige!! He does manage porridge and yogurt but only certain brands). Its getting worse not better !!
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he absolutely cannot tolerate water on his face. In the bath, in the pool. If he gets even a drop he has to wipe it immediately.
It's making swimming lessons miserable and he isn't progressing. Googles don't help.
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he cannot stand labels in the clothes on his skin. So much so I automatically cut them out now.
Despite being articulate, he isn't able to explain his issues with food and water on his face to me? He tells me that he doesn't like chips any more because of the "black bits" but isn't able to elaborate or give more detail.
He isn't very sporty either, is quite competitive and not as resilient as his peers (I try not to compare but it's quite obvious). He would sooner give up on something than try again. Hence him not enjoying sport much.
Does it warrant some outside input? His teacher is aware of his issues (maybe not the water as they don't swim until y4) and hasn't suggested there is anything at play here? She spends a lot of time with him so next to myself I value her opinion.... she always tells me if he's had a bad day and it's usually due to his lack of resilience (ie he couldn't do something in PE so then refused to join in!!)
Is this something I should be concerned about?