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re: “My child isn’t picky. His brain just won’t let him try new foods”
Posted on 11/3/25 at 5:59 pm to BluegrassBelle
Posted on 11/3/25 at 5:59 pm to BluegrassBelle
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Thanks for the job security
We're men, we don't need you. Thanks though.
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Posted on 11/3/25 at 6:02 pm to cbree88
The entire mental health industry is a complete sham.
Posted on 11/3/25 at 6:03 pm to Motorboat
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As a parent of a child that is a picky eater, it is 90% her mother's fault for not making her eat more foods and10% mine for allowing it. I was willing to starve her to make her eat things. Now we make 3 different meals for everyone and I'm tired of it. Also, now we are seekign thereapy to help her try new things. It is fricking maddening.
Does that mean you're all picky eaters?
This post was edited on 11/3/25 at 6:09 pm
Posted on 11/3/25 at 7:23 pm to cbree88
While I agree that there are many parents who coddle, reinforce, and even shape this behaviors, research does suggest specific neurobiological mechanisms.
Scans of those with AFRID show differences in brain structure and function relative to those without restricted food intake. These are mostly seen in areas areas of the brain related to executive function, sensory processing, and fear responses.
Scans of those with AFRID show differences in brain structure and function relative to those without restricted food intake. These are mostly seen in areas areas of the brain related to executive function, sensory processing, and fear responses.
Posted on 11/3/25 at 7:53 pm to ATrillionaire
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Does that mean you're all picky eaters?
No. Just the kids.
Posted on 11/3/25 at 8:15 pm to bad93ex
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We have an extended family member that will only eat chicken tenders that are cut in a certain way
How old is this family member and are they male or female?
Posted on 11/3/25 at 8:18 pm to Motorboat
Every day I could select from two choices for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks - Take it or leave it.
Posted on 11/3/25 at 8:18 pm to wallowinit
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How old is this family member and are they male or female?
Male, teenager
Posted on 11/3/25 at 8:18 pm to SlowFlowPro
A cup of coffee once a day is the only plant based thing that I consume.
The rest is all kinds of meat and eggs. And butter.
The rest is all kinds of meat and eggs. And butter.
Posted on 11/3/25 at 9:44 pm to ShoeBang
You just won tigerdroppings this evening sir. Bawtistic. Fantastic.
Posted on 11/3/25 at 10:57 pm to Motorboat
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As a parent of a child that is a picky eater, it is 90% her mother's fault for not making her eat more foods and100% mine for allowing it. I was willing to starve her to make her eat things. Now we make 3 different meals for everyone and I'm tired of it. Also, now we are seekign thereapy to help her try new things. It is fricking maddening.
question answered
Posted on 11/3/25 at 10:58 pm to barry
so, whose in charge?
not y'all
not y'all
Posted on 11/3/25 at 11:00 pm to Randall Savauge
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Eat or don’t eat. Not my problem.
This is all parents fault. Plus some made up diseases to justify their bad parenting.
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weak arse parents make a weak arse societyPosted on 11/4/25 at 3:12 am to dr
My parents had a rule-eat it without an arse whipping or eat it with an arse whipping,our choice.
As adults,me and my sisters eat almost everything.
That’s interesting about the Brussel Sprouts.As a kid they were the thing I hated the worst,they literally gagged me but I choked them down.
The hospital cafeteria where I worked had Brussels sprouts occasionally.
One day I decided I would try them,they were actually good.That was the first time in probably 30 years I had eaten them.
I had no idea about the genetically modified thing.
As adults,me and my sisters eat almost everything.
That’s interesting about the Brussel Sprouts.As a kid they were the thing I hated the worst,they literally gagged me but I choked them down.
The hospital cafeteria where I worked had Brussels sprouts occasionally.
One day I decided I would try them,they were actually good.That was the first time in probably 30 years I had eaten them.
I had no idea about the genetically modified thing.
This post was edited on 11/4/25 at 3:15 am
Posted on 11/4/25 at 3:21 am to cbree88
This picky eater kids thing has to be a product of modern society.
I get the feeling in the past food was scarce and kids spent way more time extremely hungry and that makes you less picky.
Kids are picky these days because they know they can be. The preferred option is always a refusal away.
I get the feeling in the past food was scarce and kids spent way more time extremely hungry and that makes you less picky.
Kids are picky these days because they know they can be. The preferred option is always a refusal away.
This post was edited on 11/4/25 at 8:07 am
Posted on 11/4/25 at 6:06 am to StansberryRules
My daughter is picky as frick. But she only drinks water, so it’s a fair trade off.
Posted on 11/4/25 at 6:28 am to lsudave1
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ARFID is a legit eating disorder
Sure, but most picky kids do not have this.
They have parents who succumb to whining and silence it with chicken nuggets and pizza.
They’re whipped by their children.
This post was edited on 11/4/25 at 6:29 am
Posted on 11/4/25 at 7:19 am to StansberryRules
It's definitely interesting to dig into it.
A lot of people also seem to think picky eating is a "wealthy people thing", and I think there's merit to that globally, but I think the caveat is that it depends where you're talking about.
I imagine picky eating does not exist at all in developing countries where food is a lot more scarce.
In the U.S., poor people on SNAP often have the pickiest kids around because they only know Hot Cheetos and Coca Cola.
EDIT: Now that I think about it, I remember seeing something online about how a ton of older Asian people don't eat anything BUT Asian food. So it seems like they're adventurous eaters to us because of what they're eating, but it's actually just their version of picky eating.
A lot of people also seem to think picky eating is a "wealthy people thing", and I think there's merit to that globally, but I think the caveat is that it depends where you're talking about.
I imagine picky eating does not exist at all in developing countries where food is a lot more scarce.
In the U.S., poor people on SNAP often have the pickiest kids around because they only know Hot Cheetos and Coca Cola.
EDIT: Now that I think about it, I remember seeing something online about how a ton of older Asian people don't eat anything BUT Asian food. So it seems like they're adventurous eaters to us because of what they're eating, but it's actually just their version of picky eating.
This post was edited on 11/4/25 at 7:29 am
Posted on 11/4/25 at 8:47 am to LouisianaLady
Grandkids always have fruit to eat. Bananas, grapes, apples, tangerines...
They started eating small carrots, once ranch dressing was in a bowl.
They started eating celery, once peanut butter was put in the rib.
They started eating cucumbers, once hummus was added.
They make their own Raman, with choices of meat and vegetables (left-overs).
They will eat egg rolls from the Chinese restaurant with the sweet/sour sauce.
They will never turn down a bacon/sausage/egg/cheese biscuit when grandpa is around.
They started eating small carrots, once ranch dressing was in a bowl.
They started eating celery, once peanut butter was put in the rib.
They started eating cucumbers, once hummus was added.
They make their own Raman, with choices of meat and vegetables (left-overs).
They will eat egg rolls from the Chinese restaurant with the sweet/sour sauce.
They will never turn down a bacon/sausage/egg/cheese biscuit when grandpa is around.
Posted on 11/4/25 at 9:17 am to cbree88
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I think it’s just more pussification of America at work. We have to come up with medical reasons to justify our children being spoiled in order to try to show that it’s not really our fault.
As someone who was diagnosed with a medical disorder when I was a kid back in the 90s, something that still impacts me today, even if marginally, and yes picky eating is one of the causes, this is a really stupid post.
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