Solving Your Child’s Eating Problems
Kristyn Crow writes an excellent article on solving kids’ eating problems. In her introductory paragraph, she highlights one reason causing picky eating – sensory Integration Disorder (worth checking out), followed by 14 tips for helping a picky eater. Now her son’s “eating problems have shifted from not eating enough to overeating” though. A case proves the tips are very effective. Caution!
There are many reasons why children with special needs may be picky eaters. Sensory Integration Disorder, which accompanies a wide spectrum of disabilities, may cause hypersensitivity to taste, textures, temperatures, and smell. Or, conversely, it may cause the lack of sensitivity to texture, taste, and smell, which can make eating a mundane, tedious task. Motor difficulties can prevent problems with chewing and swallowing. Or children with attention deficits can become too distracted to stay seated and finish eating.
Solve Your Child’s Eating Problems [families.com]
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