Hope its ok to cross post - I put this on the behaviour/development board, but i think its probably more relevant to some people here. Any help, reassurance that my child will ever be remotely normal about food much appreciated!
DD (2.4) has been ill alot recently and as a result has now halved her already extremely miniscule food repertoire (about 5 things). She has no interest in or curiosity about new foods and having dropped some of the key ones we were reliant on, we cant find replacements that she will eat.
Having read alot of the threads about this on here it is clear that the ' if they won't eat it, take it away and they have nothing til next meal' is the most favoured. What i want to ask is if anyone has had success with this with a child who has had feeding issues/associations right from the start?
( I am aware that a part of DD's behaviour will be about power at her age but i dont think its all of it. She has bad reflux and a dairy intolerance as a baby and hated being fed, slow to wean (never would the the purees etc route ) etc. The dietician we see says that this early experience can affect their attitude to food at a fairly subconscious level (she is never interested in what we or other children eat and rarely asks for food).
So basically has anyone in with this kind of background really put their foot down about meals? I just cant see an end to it. The idea of her eating our food is just a dream!
thanks alot
alice