Trying to keep my very picky eater 3yo healthy as we’re (hopefully) expanding his diet. Right now the only foods I can get him to actually eat are McDonald’s, a specific brand of yogurt, banana bread, some crackers and some bars. Refuses any beverage besides water. (He’s likely on the spectrum.)

  • LordOfLocksley@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    He’s 3 years old. He’ll eat when he gets hungry enough. He has no income, he can’t supplement his diet with McDs, just deny buying it. Sure you’ll have some tantrums, but better that now than trying to deal with it later.

    Parenting is not easy, it’s hard work, and with that comes hard decisions, including putting up with temper tantrums for the greater good.

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      6 months ago

      He’ll eat when he gets hungry enough

      Says every person who has no experience with or knowledge of autistic people yet thinks they know better…

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                6 months ago

                Diagnosing your child has autism from WebMD, and not going to get a professional evaluation is the same as calling yourself a car because you stood in a garage

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                  6 months ago

                  Advising a parent to torture a child over food is piss poor advice to start with but when the parent has identified possible autism, you realise you know less than nothing and shut the fuck up.

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                    6 months ago

                    That is the most smooth brain opinion ever. Telling your child they will be having something other than McDonald’s for dinner is not torture, it’s good parenting.

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      6 months ago

      He’ll eat when he gets hungry

      You never were so focused on something that you forgot to eat all day?