Ever since I can remember Connor has had eating issues. He just doesn't like to eat. One time I stopped offering him food and he went 3 days without asking for any. That old saying "kids wont starve themselves" does not apply to him. Over the past year it has gotten worse. Whenever he sees a food that he doesn't want he just throws up. Sounds crazy, but it is true. He walked by Ryan once while Ryan was eating a banana & he just threw up. It has been frustrating to say the least. He ate peanut butter & jelly every day for lunch for about a year. We met with our pediatrician about this & he told us that in 30 years this is by far the most extreme case of food aversion he has ever seen. GREAT! He has thrown up due to taste, texture, smell, sight. His advice to us was to use the same method we used for potty training. Basically, bribe him to eat. Well, about a month and a half ago we started this. It has gone great. He is eating all kinds of fruit. He eats corn, peas, sweet potatoes and egg plant. He finally tried spaghetti. You would think that all kids like spaghetti, especially an Italian one! But not this one. It makes me so happy to watch him eat a good meal. We had told him that once he turned 3 he was going to have no choice and he was going to have to eat whatever we gave him. I am glad we started early that way he is ready for the new rule.
