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Sun, 12-04-2011 - 1:51pm

Hi,

I'm wondering if anyone has had this problem with an older child. My DD is eight, and no matter what I make, she refuses to eat, or if she does eat, it's nothing more than picking. I've tried only making things she likes, not forcing her, making her sit at the table until she eats something ... nothing works.

Today, she's been sitting at the table for three hours, looking at a piece of roast chicken and three pieces of carrot, because suddenly she "doesn't like how the chicken was cooked."

Anyone else dealing with this? Any suggestions before I pull ALL of my hair out???

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