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| My son would vomit even if he saw the food. He finally grew out of it, but I would make sure not to put it in front of him. He now eats some of those things and it doesn't bother him. |
| posted by Shannon on 12/03/2007 09:31 PM |
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| My son mike use to do that and i started just not making him eat it.When he got hungry hed eat again. |
| posted by Lexi on 12/04/2007 01:57 PM |
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| my son doesnt do it often but if he is in a mood and is being stubborn he does. i always make him eat at least a few bites of his veggies and there are day that he gobbles them like candy so i know he likes them. other days he fight the veggie rule to the point of gagging every bite. ugh! |
| posted by haley on 01/01/2008 03:19 PM |
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| My son will gag at the sight or smell of things he doesn't like. On occasion though he does actually vomit. I know he does it on purpose, and boy does it drive me nuts! |
| posted by Jennifer on 01/12/2008 11:55 PM |
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| my son used to gag at the food in front of him as if he was going to womit . this usually happened if he was bored w his food or wasn't what he exactly had appetite for. for instance if i offered exactly what he fancied at the time he would stop the gagging. also some kids do this if they are tense and upset and feel under pressure to eat something they don't want and gag or vomit as a result of nerves! let them have what they like and they will eventually come around to eating other food. |
| posted by melody on 02/01/2008 11:03 PM |
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| My son does this on a regular basis.. it is not easy standing up to this behavior... We've told him to eat it or eat nothing. It is very hard.. he has to eat his fruit and his vegetables. |
| posted by Lisa on 04/01/2008 11:21 AM |
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| my child never did this.... but he's alot younger.... he'll be 3 next month... but i did it... and you have to let him grow out of it.... i grew out of... and i know it was certain foods my parents made me eat... maybe if you make something seperate it'll make the time of him going through it faster and less of a headache |
| posted by Chrissy on 05/20/2008 12:23 AM |
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| My ex boyfriends daughter who was 4 did this and it was whenever I gave her what she didn't want. So pretty soon I just kept giving her the same thing over and over again until she learned she ate what I gave her and not what she wanted. If it was her way she would live off of candy. My mom was a little meaner when the little girl would say she was going to throw it up she would tell her if you throw it up you get to clean it up. Only because we knew she wasn't sick it was an every night occurance. |
| posted by on 08/11/2008 03:28 PM |
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| My daughter did this when she was about 3 yrs old, with certain food and there smells (even dog food), and she continues to gag when I am cooking something that she doesn't like the smell. My son never did this, he comes running to the kitchen when he smells food. |
| posted by Suzanne on 08/21/2008 11:41 AM |
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| Oh, and I did it also when I was little.. I still do with the smell of coffee!!! I hate the smell and it makes me gag. Some people just have weaker stomachs than others. |
| posted by Suzanne on 08/21/2008 11:42 AM |
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| my older son only eats certain things the site or smell of some new things would make him vomit mashed potatoes (OMG) forget it , he is 11 now and still very picky i dont worry about it anymore it used to drive me crazy he is healthy and strong and a great kid he eats when he is hungry !!! dont force too much on them |
| posted by Karen on 09/20/2008 02:11 PM |
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| My 7 year old nephew (I have a son, but he's only 2 mos old) does the same thing, my sister went the route of giving in to him and letting him eat what he wanted, within reason. However I know he only did it b/c he could get away with it. He's been vomiting when he doesn't want something since he was 2 and while it is less frequent now, it still occurrs. He used to spend a lot of time w/ me when he was smaller and it never happened at my house because he knew he'd be eating what the rest of us had or not at all. It's easier to do that with other people's kids though. You can be a little less emotionally involved and you don't feel quite so guilty. And it worked, he ate beets, and zucchini and lasanga and all kinds of stuff at my house. At his it was mac n cheese, pizza rolls and chicken nuggets. So if you can stomach it (no pun intended) just make it clear that he/she will be eating what everyone else is eating or they will not be eating at all. |
| posted by Beth on 10/02/2008 09:43 AM |
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| I have a three year old son who only eats chicken nuggets, french fries, lots and lots of fruit, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and pizza. We have had many battle of the wills when it comes to meal time. I have tried the "eat what we eat or nothing at all" and it backfired. He would starve himself for several days until I gave in. I tried to get him just try new things, telling him if he didn't like it he could spit it out, only to have him start vomiting before it even touched his lips. He often remarks that whatever I'm cooking smells yummy, but will never let it come near his mouth. I'm at my wits end, this has been going on for just over a year. |
| posted by Barbara on 10/03/2008 08:38 PM |
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| I actually recall doing this as a child. My parents would force me to eat, and it would never fail. I would always vomit. My oldest son also seems to have this difficulty. We have also found that it is best not to force it. We use positive discipline and let him make the decision not to eat. Because we believe that this is more than likely a power struggle, we just let him move on. However, we DO NOT offer anything in substitution. We do not want to encourage the feeling of "Flo's Diner" or cause him to be a child that only will eat certain things. He always comes back and eats when he is hungry. Usually with no argument. That makes us certain that it is not the food itself. |
| posted by Candice on 12/07/2008 11:19 PM |
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