Reddit reviews Helping Your Child with Extreme Picky Eating: A Step-by-Step Guide for Overcoming Selective Eating, Food Aversion, and Feeding Disorders

Not saying your kid is a picky eater, but this is a great book on feeding kids: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/162625110X/ It's a totally down to earth guide on children and food; removes all the stress from the parents. A lot of kids get stuck in ruts on they only want certain foods or it has to be in certain containers, or parents are forcing kids to "just try one bite" etc. anyway, I could go on and on. It's written by a speech language pathologist and a family doctor who both specialize in feeding issues.

Or it could be because your kid likes to talk at meals. :D

Thank you for your reply, I really appreciate you taking the time to provide me with information and share your story!

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This must be so challenging and frustrating for both you and your step son. My initial thought was along the lines of waiting until he was hungry, but we need to get more creative. In my research I found some books you might be interested in:

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- Food Chaining Book

- Picky Eating

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This dietitian specializes in ASD: https://www.jennyfriedmannutrition.com/

I don't know her at all but her Instagram is fabulous and she has an inexpensive eBook.