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My daughter will not eat to save her life she will be 5 in may she hates food she eats like once a week but other then that she wont touch anything and she when she does eat that one time it has to be noodles or she wont touch it

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Involve : Involve her in her meal planning. Buy cook books for kids and have her pick out things she wants to try. Then go shopping together to buy all the ingredients and cook together. Does she spend a lot of her time away from you? If so ask others what her eating habits are like away from home. What does she eat at school? Kids can be very picky. If she is on the growth chart with no major changes from the last visit (chart done at pediatricians office) and she's not anemic, then she is likely getting enough food. Give her a daily kids vitamin. Also consider a nutritionist and therapy to explore her food issues if you feel this is needed. Lastly, involve her pediatrician in this issue. All the best.

Answered 6/9/2019

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Have her examined...: by a pediatric specialist. The possibilities here are many, including Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), allergies, trauma, anxiety disorders, early mood disorders, etc. Too many to explore in this limited space. Most hospitals have outpatient clinics for kids and do testing for just these conditions.

Answered 6/2/2019

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Dr. Amrita Dosanjh answered

Specializes in Pediatric Allergy and Asthma

Growth chart: A growth chart may be reviewed with your pediatrician or with health tap during a virtual consultation. Sometimes a calorie supplement may be indicated depending on the cause. Children often will have preferences for certain foods, and offering her food choices may help.

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Consider bribes: The truism is if you reward bad behavior you get more of it. Reward good behavior & get more of that. Find out what the kid values (tech time, TV time, collectibles,etc. ) and use them to barter trying new foods. Never feed her separate from others. Have her sit & watch others enjoy eating from the common stock. Over time bribes can be dropped when she has decided new foods are fun. Win/Win.

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