We all know how picky kids can be, but imagine a child that has sensory issues and fear of food on top of being picky. So yeah, my kid eats very little. We have tried food therapy and it came down to this being more psychological than a sensory issue, which I think is good because we can work to change his mind. We have tried all forms of bribery for him to try new things and he didn’t care about it. Recently, I found a way to sneak around the being picky problem so I thought I would share what is working for us. My son (and most kids 😆) love watching other kids play games and compete in challenges on YouTube. I thought of saying each day we will have a taste test challenge where he takes a bite of a new food. It has been working! He’s not eating a whole new diet but he will chew up something he’s never tried before and swallow it if he likes it. If he doesn’t like the taste he gets to spit it out. He gives me his “vote” on how it tastes and at the end of each week he gets a small reward. To make it even more fun, I will let him taste a new candy once a week in place of a food so he sees he may really enjoy other things. This has been a huge step in the right direction so maybe it can work for someone else!!
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