Get Your Child Involved with Food
For highly picky and resistant eaters, there are lots of activities that you can do to get your child involved with food before the meal hits the table.
The more your child is involved with pre-meal activities, the easier it will be for him/her to accept being around food, particularly non-preferred foods.
Gradually, as your child is demonstrating readiness, start to taste and eat the food. Offer tiny amounts at first, as small as a crumb, if that is all your child can tolerate. Never push or force your child to touch, smell or eat something they don’t want. (You can demonstrate touching, smelling and eating all you want!) You want your child to participate when they are ready. The point of the pre-meal activities is to get your child comfortable around food.
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