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October 14, 2006, 7:35 pm PDT
picky eating not always no big deal
I've been reading a lot of these messages about picky eaters and most of them seem to say the same thing. They'll eat when they are hungry. Believe me, I always heard the same thing. I want people to know it's not always the case. My 8 year old son will hardly eat anything. If I let him, he would go a couple of days without eating or maybe take a couple of bites. I finally took him to the doctor when he was 7 and falling behind his friends in growth and he had fallen off the growth curve for height and weight. After many tests, we were told he has a constitutiinal growth delay. A condition, not a disease. He's healthy, but he is underweight. The doctors say he will eventually catch up, but to make him eat. I have to buy Boost shakes for him to drink everyday and still he only weighs 45 pounds at 8 years old. I felt guilty for asking the doctor about him being so small because everyone said kids will eat on their own. I am glad I went or he might be even further behind. Try letting the eating issues work themselves out, but after a reasonable amount of time, don't feel guilty about asking your doctor if there is a problem.
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