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How To Improve Eating Habits Of A Child?

My 13 yrs old son was diognosed with ADHD in 2006 and of High function in 2011. He is in year 7( mainstream school), and doing quite well at school in some subjects as sciense and maths,he s a very good drawing and likes reading, I have a problem with his fussy eating and very sensitive, and he had a panic attack in 2008 and on medication for while( now stopped). I am really concerning about his emotion and eating habbit, could you please advise me if anything that I can help my son to build up his confident and his eating? Kind regards. Mrs.P
posted on Wed, 20 Aug 2014
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Hi, thanks for asking.
I can understand your concerns.
In my opinion you should respect his eating habits and preferences. Offer him nutritious food at regular meal times. But do not force or pester him to eat.
For his emotional nature I would suggest you tell him social stories which implicate the kind of emotions you wish he would handle better. Reward him when he handles his emotions well.
I hope I have helped you.
Thank you.
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How To Improve Eating Habits Of A Child?

Hi, thanks for asking. I can understand your concerns. In my opinion you should respect his eating habits and preferences. Offer him nutritious food at regular meal times. But do not force or pester him to eat. For his emotional nature I would suggest you tell him social stories which implicate the kind of emotions you wish he would handle better. Reward him when he handles his emotions well. I hope I have helped you. Thank you.