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Right 😆

Same

Woman of her word

I think it's best to mash the broccoli and carrot into some mashed potato with butter. Try different greens,but only a little, cut up really small, and don't fuss too much if he doesn't want it. Cut up any meat into small pieces, see if he likes gravy. Try fish. Small portions, try sauces, creamy ones. Mash the inside of baked potatoes with butter and a small amount of butter or cream or milk, sometimes with a little cheese.

Got her kid to eat broccoli without hiding it and taught her trust by following through on her word. 👍

I love how she believes in discipline and guidance but respects children as intelligent individuals.

I like how she works it out.

She may be good with kids but sometimes the way she is with parents makes me really sad and angry she basically shames them for being human,needing sleep and not being a professional child psychologist. Kids are the only thing in life that don't come with an instruction manual. Even adopting a puppy there are schools for that, but that, be perfect naturally or get shamed by EVERYONE

She got a whole team behind her she doesn't do IT by herself

I could solve all these problems myself with a belt and a few hours in the corner

Thought exactly the same it was so sweet.

Let's just hope that it's a one-time thing, because reverse parenting is anything but wholesome

Yeah I saw that too. What a sweetie. 🥰

@@basv it's not "reverse parenting", it's a child showing empathy. completely age-appropriate

@@Dee-oj5zm I never said that it's reversed parenting. I just said I hope that it isn't.

agree, made me cry

I'm so lucky for seeing your comment really 3 seconds before the scene happened 😂 But yeah, that was very cute

I wondered if anyone else noticed that! 39:15 for anyone wondering 😊

Yeah, I noticed that too. Too bad mom seemed too occupied to notice, but that girl has such a good heart.

She deserves more attention from her parents.

I was wondering if there was something like that when they mentioned textures. I have no experience with that, but that’s early in life to turn off of food. The only food I hate is water chestnuts, and that’s because of the texture of them. Well done with finding what works for you and helping your health.

Kids who have aspergers also have that trait : Not standing the food textures .It is a sensory thing that even goes with clothes some materials they can t stand

@@bluelight8664 Not all of them

Excactly my thought, I really think this forcing him to eat everything on his plate just pushes the eating disorder further. You dont get anywhere with a "regular" nanny, I personally think, they should visit a specialist/psychologist and get proffesional help.

I see where you’re coming from but in this case, it’s not the same thing. This little boy knows exactly what he is doing… it was made clear when he was talking to the camera man saying he won’t be grounded and will ask to go to his grandmothers and bake cakes. Sadly super nanny is right in this case. It’s a power thing. He has had full control since he was a baby. As a mother I know when my daughter first started on foods, she would spit it out and gag and stuff, which is a common thing when you go from a pure liquid to something a little more solid or something mushed to fully solid. There is a way of telling when it’s a control thing and a general medical thing. I’m very happy to hear you are doing well with your struggles though!

Lol...i agree with you!

I entertain my little cousins from time to time, they’re 4-6 yrs old. They listen to me more their mom sometimes. Haha I love them to pieces but I can never be a parent. I don’t have the patience.

These programs should be shown in schools follwed by birth control advice, or vice versa and let the teens come to their own conclusions

Yeah I agree! It should be part of a chapter on “child development psychology” and make it mandatory.

🤣🤣😂 I had four and raised them in Africa where parents can parent without a psychology degree. They all survived to be adults now and am now a granny of three. Trust me it is easier than this if you NEVER make a rod for your own back. Stretch or starve is the menu and nobody starved.

❤

This called me out 😭

Yes, and think we grow up to be people pleasers who care far too much what other people think. A lot to overcome in counselling, just because we watched brother/sister rule the household.

Yep. I grew up in a house like that. My godawful sister and my mother's profoundly dysfunctional parenting of her is the main reason I choose not to have children.

@@ssansu That's sad.

Ikr? Read my comment that u posted. Rios mom needs to be happy and have a normal life but can't because her son has a disorder. Goz people are not smart sometimes

You know Jo’s methods aren’t fool proof. I’d say if she’s found something that works for her child then she’s done a good job. The most important issue is that she’s stopped the hair pulling and for the most part stopped the child needing a pacifier. Once hair pulling isn’t an issue anymore they can work on removing the pacifier at bedtime.

@@justschr Those things go hand in hand. It most certainly isn't the solution to just give in again. That's like letting a drug addict, who also has depression, just do a line of coke again after he threw a tantrum, since "let's just work on the depression first". No, this isn't how this works. Her hair pulling is a coping mechanism, which is why she is doing it even with the pacifier in. Get rid of the pacifier and she'll stop with the coping. This girl simply needs to learn that she isn't the centre of attention. But as long as her mother keeps reacting to absolutely everything she is doing, why should she stop? She needs to be ignored and she certainly doesn't need pacifiers and bottles anymore. Those do exactly one thing at that age: ruin her teeth.

@@PichDextro I think you’re over thinking this way too much.

@@justschr And I hope you'll never have kids

Yeah it's hard since some bodies can be so so sensitive the feelings in the body don't make sense

This is me to a T 😖😫

You can still throw up water and bile.

26:29 what you said might also be his reason too! He is convincing himself eating other food will hurt his tummy, the more he believes it, the more it does happen on his body

omg i'm so glad i found your comment!! i went through the exactly same thing and i thought im going crazy!! my problem was that i have a rare genetic defect since birth that makes me sick every month for 1 week straight with high fever and all the symptoms of an influenza even nose bleeding and fainting. (so basically no appetite) i also thought if i don't eat, i won't vomit. i wish i could say it would get better as i turned older but sadly no. i was diagnosed with anxiety disorder and arfid. i got a gj tube placed a few months ago because i lost so much weight and was about to die.. but now im back in life, feeling a lot better. 😊

Omg that's heartbreaking. It boils my piss when people who are suppose to care for children abuse them. I hope you are able to sort out your ptsd and that's not an easy feat. Hugs to you 🤗

@@oobiedoobiedoo1290 Thank you. You’re so thoughtful.

Same with my gf, she is 30 now, finally working through all her trauma of being beaten as a child. This resultet in severe anxiety and an eating disorder where she could only eat pizza. But shes better and will get better.

That's so sad. Children are only innocent, dependent little beings who need someone to help them develop and keep them safe. They couldn't defend themselves if they wanted to. Letting out anger or frustration or even some malicious urges on them is just plain cruelty. You don't attack someone who is helpless, and you definitely don't attract someone who is both helpless and expects you to love them, like what even...? I also hope that you will get better and I am sorry this happened to you.

@@phoenix72999 Hitler was also a innocent dependent being. "Innocent" until 30 years later he becomes a serial killer

Exactly! I hated the way the punished Rio for not eating. That's so dumb

That could be an answer. But I recall Supernanny saying that when the boy initially rejected food around 2 years old, the family immediately pandered to him. Ofc sensory issues and other health ailments are a thing, but the parents didn't even try coaching/discipline/or introducing foods in a fun way.

@@christiecat5367 The thing is, that's when the traits of autism start poking up, and I don't think they have any idea how viscerally horrible food is when you're forced to eat something your body screams at you to avoid.

@KuroiMushi Gross food makes me wanna vomit too. Overcooked veggies are the worst Tendercrisp or raw for me

forcing food into a child with an eating disorder only cuts the trust between child and parent. and even makes the ed worse. There is therapy for this kind of ed in children. They have to regain trust in food via all senses. smelling, looking, touching and even hearing food as a way to interact before eating. I saw a documentary with kids (all with this kind of ED) they simply put a ton of noodles with ketchup on clean floor to let babies and toddlers play with it. and by that, some regain the trust in food as a positive and fun thing. so eventually many kids didnt even realize that they put some noodles close or really into their mouth whyle playing. In the end so many familys who came with limited types of accepted food, left with 2 - 10 new food-options. that was amazing. this speaks directly to natural instincts of humans, doesnt include forcing or retraumatising already hurt children and even helps with the trust between parents and kids, because every familymember feels that "relief" that they overcomed a step further together. not winning a battle against each other like here.

Well if the children have to change they won't unless their structure (parents) change

And even when the kids do have a problem the solution is usually the parents. Some kids really are just more difficult than others or had something happen they're struggling with. But the parents are the people who have the most power to help, IF they know how and have the right tools they need.

Play yes, become hyper and unruly, NO!!!!!

I know right isn’t it good for people to get exercise

Not a pet either.

And even then a dog or cat needs play time too XD a pet for them might be like… idk a lizard or something 🤣🤣🤣

@@captainteeko4579 a fish maybe

I am sorry for your struggles, and i wish you all the best with getting well and loving yourself. That being said, the only thing i found "sad" about that family, is that the parents, ESPECIALLY the mom, LET that go on for so long! Not even the Joe (i THINK that's her name) used the term "disorder".....she CLEARLY used the term "eating difficulties", because this was NOT a mental illness/disorder (even though the title says otherwise, that sounds more drastic), this is a behavioural issue. This was a case of a mother spoiling and enabling her child for 2 long years. An eating disorder is not "cured" within 1-2 months, the majority suffer mentally and emotionally their WHOLE lives....this kid was being a brat, and doesn't even LIKE bread&butter anymore! If that kid would have an ACTUAL EATING DISORDER, then it would be VERY irresponsible (to say the least) to MAKE him eat ANYthing in the beginning, without proper counseling, and in front of a camera.....it would actually be considered abuse. Like she said....this was a case of a child manipulating&power-playing (just like ALL kids do, to one extent or another at some point in their lives'), and a mother that kept giving in, creating the problem herself. It was a simple solution to a simple problem.....handeling REAL eating disorders are anything BUT simple.

Rio may have an eating disorder called ARFID (avoidance restrictive food intake disorder) which is an eating disorder that plays of fear and anxiety. people with this ED usually have fears with a lot of food and think that certain foods will make them sick, gag, throw up or have an allergic reaction. this ED also develops in childhood and it is often seen as "extremely picky eating.". I have this ED and get high amount of stress when eating foods that aren’t my safe foods. Often times when you eat your fear foods, your body may make you feel sick or unwell because your ED tells you that you ate an unsafe food and something bad will now happen. However this may also be a case of a child having power-play with their parents who give in.

I DONT CONDONE HITTING CHILDREN BUT THAT KID IS ASKING FOR IT

I wish more people actually understood it. For example, I do not like it when people watch me chew. If someone asks me what I had to eat on a particular day, I feel uncomfortable. I also get anxious when a person makes a comment, such as what kind of sandwich I am having or what ingredients are in a salad. I also find it difficult to eat in front of people.

It’s never too late! You can always go to school no matter the age 😊 We need more therapists and physiologics that have a true passion in what they do (bcs they have been there done that and have made it to the other side) I believe whatever our “mess” is, becomes our Message 💝 Don’t let the wisdom you have learned throughout your life go to waste! Go out there and help ppl with what you had to struggle with (and the best part of helping others, is it gives us strength to keep going strong in our own daily struggles ♥️) You can do! I send you lots of encouragement and the push you need to make those steps into becoming what you were meant to be ✨💝

Lmao

HAHAHAHAHA.. One of my nephew would cry like him without tears and I always wanted to smack him on the lips because it was so irritating and I was about 12 yo myself. I still love to smack any kid that will cry like Rio. it's so irritating and thus this is the sole reason I don't have kids at the age of 29 lol

Another term for ‘well spoken’ is white adjacent. You might want to rethink your narrative. Might being the operative word- no pressure

@@Sacred_Walls Preach!

Your racist micro aggression is very apparent… Do better!

good ol PC brigade

@@MsJubjubbird ah yes- gotta love us 😘

Ikr? She’s too old for a pacifier.

Yess - school age for some !

That happened to my nephew with peanut butter.

Was,praise God! Did your dad notice something weird?

My adult son has lived a life of serious food allergies. He took his prom date out for a nice dinner. They had shrimp and he spent prom night in the ER.

I like shrimp I like fried butterfly shrimp I started doing in the air fryer because it’s healthier than all that grease and I like shrimp scampi from red lobster but I don’t like red lobster’s coconut shrimp with that sauce so I get the sailors platter and get it with baked fish, shrimp scampi it comes with fried shrimp I may eat a few of those but not all and 2 sides I usually get salad and baked potato

Yeah you were severely allergic to shrimp I don’t blame them you should not eat anything your allergic to like that

She is amazing

I fell sorry for you :( Hope you're in a better place now and are living the best life and if not, I hope you will!

That might have worked four you but it doesn't work for everyone ! My mentally disabled twins would have told you what to do with your vegetables and fruit, they hate vegetables and fruit , just like their dad. Even now ( they are 20) they hardly eat any fruit and vegetables, but at least they eat, I tried smoothies, soup, puree's , etc.. a total waste of time and money.

@@maryburger1232 a baby can't tell you what to do with your vegetable and fruit. They literally only know what you expose them to. It seems like you are purposely trying to misunderstand and disregard some basic simple advice that's useful with very young children. Anyway, love and light.

I have AFRID, it’s an eating disorder and for me it’s about sensory - veggies and fruit are hard because they can widely vary on texture. The reason ppl like me will seem to only like fast food is because it is the same every single time. Picky eating is normal to a point, but if your kid would rather go hungry than eat something than it’s not being fussy, no amount of punishment will fix it. Nor will proper introduction to all types of food, I would eat pasta as a kid and now I would rather go hungry than eat it.

Very important to keep a close eye on picky eating once this advice is followed. It usually indicates problem foods of some sort which allows one to work around the problem once you find out if it's texture, taste or both. I can't tolerate overly sweet things (Chocolate, particularly darker chocolate is nice. Gummies, candies, most other sweets and cakes are blegh), dense soft bread textures (cakes are extra out) and the bitterness combined with the crunch of most raw veggies (I steam, boil, bake or fry all of them. Raw is a no go), and have a dislike for most processed foods (I think the textures tend to make me sad). My parents got bloody lucky though. It meant I had a fairly healthy diet and still do. They very quickly noticed my interesting tastes at the ripe age of when solid food became ok. All junk food, soft drinks and usual snacks were out(snack range is so limited ...). Unfortunately this led to teachers being very concerned that my parents were forcing me to diet, and it does rack up higher expenses with all the fresh fruit, veg and meat. Still does as an adult, I'll sooner abandon my hobbies to save money than eat processed garbage or sweets.

@@maryburger1232 even those challenged at some point they are in positions where there are no other options

I remember doing that when I was a kid too lol. You just kinda stare and ur like "oh wait this is boring and hurts"

I remember screaming and even hitting the floor with my head. But I did it to express my emotions. I remember my mother once telling me that "you are not getting what you want even if you hit the floor with your head". I actually remember how surprised I was to hear that because I was not even trying to get my way. I did it to express my anger, that's it. I did not actually expect my mom to give in. So children are very different. When I got older I would throw my things on the wall or aggressively move furniture when I was angry. I would have benefited from my family teaching me how to handle my anger. Instead my mother acted as if I was just throwing tantrums to get something. I am 28 and we are estranged.

A four year old should not be expect to do yard work, unless it's pitching in to sowing or harvesting a garden

She looks 1

It’s the haircut and the pacifier. Makes her look younger.

This is not a new episode? When we’re these filmed?

@@nahengland7656 don't quote me but I think it ran from 2004 - 2008

@@hayleyvic1830 oh

Same actually, I tell my mother these days about this and she still doesn’t believe me. Then again I get compliments on how good I am with my young nephews

@@nahengland7656 supernanny was filmed in the early 2000s, but this is Jo frost extreme parental guidance which aired in 2010.

Same story. I had a picky eater who would put on an Oscar worthy performance if expected to eat vegetables and now, 35 years later, she's a vegan!!!

I'm was a picky eater but at 34 I eat whatever I want

Vegetarian gravy exists. It’s made with mushrooms. I eat it every Thanksgiving.

But he was ok once he started eating other foods. Had he developed an illness then maybe you'd have a point.

I feel the same, I had ARFID as a child. Eating food was EXTREMELY triggering to me. I couldn't do it, emetophobia fueled my fear of eating food and it resulted in eating disorders that have prevented me having the correct nourishment.

@@reenbrown2706 I have gastroparesis and can only eat specific foods. Started having symptoms as a child but everyone doctors included chopped it up to anxiety and school avoidance. When I was 18 in college I finally had a doctor find the real issue. So sorry but I also think it needs to be looked into by a medical professional.

@@allieaqueenvampires he wasn't ill after he started eating properly. I'm sure that had he developed further issues he would have been seen by professionals, no?

That’s what I was wondering? Could he have a problem with swallowing or something like that??

One of my siblings has an ASD, but wasn't diagnosed until mid 30s. My parents made all of us try foods 5 different times (just a little mouthful) before we got to say we didn't like it. It didn't matter for the rest of us, but it successfully kept him from ending up with an all beige food diet, with no screaming fits

Well done! 🙏🏻♥️

Not always the attention they want though.

RIGHTT I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS COMMENT

I can see myself if I get to much sugar, I go all bouncy like a duracell bunny. Even husband has seen and realised same thing, by me bouncing while I talk and talking superfast like I never do otherwise. So I believe in it to some degree, but I also see that there are other factors that make children energetic, like having lots of other friends to play with in an exciting setting where you do not know what new fun thing will come next.

Exactly, the little girl is most likely being abused behind closed doors 😢

What a load of bull! All she had to do was trash the bottles and binkies. Why risk your daughters ability to ever grow hair on her head, Its cuz she feared upsetting her through tears and tantrums. Its not worth it!

@@kaiyu21 I think she needed to get rid of the dummy too. Terrible seeing a walking toddler with a dummy.

@@fliconmigo Some ppl refer to Pacifiers as "binkie". I'm only now hearing its also referred to as a dummy. If u ever watched the cartoon from Nickelodeon named "Rugrats" they also called them Binkies. I agree it's just not right. Especially hearing constantly how it can affect alignment of their teeth as they grow.

She does do follow-ups every now and then.

i thought the same

🤣🤣🤣 oh I needed a good laugh today, thank you 🤣🤣🤣

I'm 36 id love a party like that, love a good bouncy castle and games!

Where can I sign up? Can we have beer?

I'm in. I would love a playground for adults😂 Children hate you everytime you take the swing

Same here, my parents were encouraged to make me eat a spoonful of something I did not like every day. Taste-food they called it. They had good intentions, but it caused me SO much anxiety and stress that I'd often be gagging when thinking about it or cry in class about the upcoming food. I'd pace outside of the kitchen, eating became a disaster, I'd gag and cry and try to flee the scene and get off my chair. Till this day, if anyone says; 'Oh just finish that bite' or 'just eat it' or 'oh you should *definitely* try it' I start gagging and have to leave. I'm not saying they shouldn't have tried to give me new foods to try, but maybe not during the eveningdinner and not a spoonful. They should've given me more choices and NO herbs or additional sauces on it! I never visit restaurants, never eat at friend's houses, dinner at my (now ex)-boyfriend's place was always a drama, I'd regularly cry in shame in the bathroom or accidentally knock over my plate, because the shame of knocking it over was less than the shame of admitting I wasn't going to eat it. And whenever I wás forced to go, with colleagues, I always hid my food under the table and/or in a bag in my backpack and pretend I was very full, or sick, or allergic. Food is a problem for me, very much. Unknown or Unfavoritable food is not enjoyable to me, but a task to complete. And whenever people found out, I would be ridiculed or forced to eat it (even by autism-counselors, who forced me to try a tea while I literally cried about it.) It always ends with vomiting, which I have a massive fear of. I love food that I like, but I hate food in that way.

There was a man who lived on chicken and noodles and had his legs amputated due to an infection bought on by lack of nutrients

There was that person who died due to malnourishment.

Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) which is what the black kid has and also the boyfriend you’re mentioning is not about being spoiled or the parents not parenting. It’s a serious psychological disorder.

He needs professional help.

@@maddif710 Rio is eating food now

@@maddif710 He doesn't have that... at the end of the episode they talk about how well he's eating now.

@@CO-uq3uh People can recover from eating disorders.

So sad about the liver disease. It’s hard for the child and parents. I’m a retired aneathetist, where I worked in Sweden there was the children’s liver disease Center, with many of them had a transplant. But most often it was with multiple organs involved, so they did many procedures with an anesthesia. Their and their families life was hard.

No, she educates the parents to alter their own choices & reactions. Kids are a reflection of home environment.

Hasn’t worked on most kids

I think it's fine for kids (or anyone) to have a small number of foods they dislike. I'm a grown kid and my mother will never serve me capsicum. As long as they try it enough times to know they don't like the taste, not just because it's different, and they are polite about declining it- like just eat around it and don't make a fuss.

I am the same! I forced myself to eat it when pregnant but only then.

This is the right way to approach it. Instead of taking away her outside time, you let her cool down in her room. Great parenting here!

And some people have the nerve to say fed is best.

yeah, i think there are some problems that occur more frequently nowadays than they used to (or at least in >middle wage households) simply because... people can afford it. like, if you have nothing to offer your children but what is on the plate, there is no choice for them but to eat or not and go hungry until the next meal. but if they can afford it, a lot of people will make their children something else to eat because it hurts to see your child not eating. and sometimes it's fine but sometimes, especially if it's a repeated cycle and especially if the child picks up on it, it can lead to some pretty serious behavioural issues. if your child refuses to eat so they miss a meal, almost certainly they'll given in and eat something with the next few hours or day. but if they refuse to eat something and you give in time and time again, the day you decide to tell them that if they don't eat, they can go to bed hungry - they'll likely hold out for longer because they're still assuming that you'll give in again. and a lot of parents do. it's very easy to create a rod for your own back when it comes to raising children

I can understand not liking some things but not everything can you not understand he has an eating disorder

@@Dee-oj5zm next few hours or day? Uhh no that’s too long to wait. I don’t like pork or beef I like bread but can’t eat too much of it because the way it swells me up. I like fish, chicken and Turkey I like vegetables and fruits I’m allergic to spicy foods and radishes, and avacodoes

@@MelB868 sorry but you misread what i said. i said that a few hours or a day is fine but if you can't hold out that long and keep giving in and feeding your child only what they like, when you try to truly commit to feeding them what they need, they will likely hold out for longer than a day because they're expecting you will give in again, because you've set that standard. so the later you wait to address it, the harder it becomes to address. although frankly there are some children who WON'T give in but these cases are few and far between (usually children with serious eating disorders which can be triggered by bullying, abuse, neglect, etc.) in which case you'd need clinical assistance - but every parent worries or thinks that their child would fall into this category when more often they don't. they will eat, it's just hard for some parents to persevere through hours of crying, whining, etc. because we're biologically wired to be upset by that.

😂👍👍👍And we had no spoiled, picky eaters back then! Today mothers should learn to raise their kids properly ...

Everybody is different. We get different results trying different strategies with different kids. My two got what they wanted, except sweets only on Saturday. I think the sweets only on Saturday is a Swedish thing. I works. I will always remember my sons pure happy face when he had his first ice cream. About two years old. 🇸🇪

While I do agree with this when it comes to dogs, it’s kind of a different game when it comes to human beings.

Humans are a little more complex.

The reason why many dogs refuse to eat their dog food is because most dog food like canned food and kibbles are pure crap. She only ate after two days due to her instincts to survive. You are better off giving your dog fresh human food. I also recommend the YT video feed your dog human food.

My dog went almost a whole week without eating in hopes of treats. It freaked me out so that I eventually found a dog food she was slightly less picky about but all the doctors said dogs only hold out for three days. :|

You’ve never had experience with AFRID I’m assuming (a good thing it’s really hard) nothing will make me eat something that I can’t tolerate. I spend hours at the dinner table as a child refusing to eat certain things and all it did was make it worse. Proper medical treatment is needed for it. A dog is not a human, my dog will go a few meals without eating but will always end up eating when she’s hungry, I do not.

I had an ex friend who babies her 15 and 16 year olds they still say mommy and daddy

I’m 28 and my dad treats me like I’m 5. It’s so annoying.

@@155chipmunkzI’m 17 and my parents treat me like I’m 6

He seems to not have a problem with the very few foods he does like, though.

I'm 19 now and I was like this too. Food I didn't like would make me gag. But over the years it just clicked and I started eating more and more foods. I think a lot of children simply just grow out of it.

I’m a vegetarian and autistic but never refused to eat.

​@@155chipmunkz same here, there's only a few textures I don't like, but as a child, I shut up, swallowed my ick and got it over with.

Sounds like you had an eating disorder

Omg forcing your kids to eat like that is abuse. I'm sorry you got treated like that.

@Bruno B. Bigdongzhong Uh, yeah it is abuse. Did you not read her comment?

I am so sorry, that was not ok of your parents.

​​@brunobbigdongzhong under no circumstances should you ever hit your child, with one caveat: they are over 12 and they hit first **hard enough to hurt** Regardless of whether something had traumatised them, it is still abuse to yell at and hit your child with no just cause.

I'm so sorry that you had to go through that! I was sexually abused too and sometimes I truly wonder how that has effected my struggle with anorexia.

💔💔💔

I’m so sorry evil entered your life at such a young age. Even if this person didn’t pay the consequences in this life time, they will get it in the next ten fold. You sound like such a lovely person. I love you sis! You are such a strong women! I’m praying for you. God bless you sister. JESUS CHRIST is The WAY. The TRUTH. The LIFE

My God I am so sorry. I’m crying for you. 💔 I have 5 and 3 year olds and a newborn, they are so small and innocent, the thought of anyone doing this to such precious little beings makes me want to do very violent, illegal things to the child abuser. I wish you had been fully protected and never gone through that. I was molested at age 4, the perpetrator was my friends dad, and he held his hand over my mouth while harming me. I started having issues with both binge eating and food restriction, I’d go back and forth and my weight (and immune system) was always unhealthy. At 7 and 9 I was r*ped by an extended family member and my eating disorder spiraled even more, plus I chopped my hair off to look like a boy, because I thought boys didn’t get hurt like that. Very ignorant, but the abuser blamed me and all females for being “temptresses”, I thought the solution was to be like a boy. Its so sad how sexual trauma, especially the younger you are when it happens, creates long lasting issues that seem completely out of nowhere and aren’t diagnosable. Im praying you’ve found healing and are in a better state of mind.

Im so so sorry ♥️ virtual hugs sent your way!

Have you looked into AFRID? if he is only eating a few different foods and would rather go hungry than eat them and would throw tantrums about it then it could be something worth checking

​@@elijahlee6401 did you not read their comment and understand what they said? They thought something was wrong with their kid rather than suspect it was their parenting approach. No parent wants to admit something is wrong with the way they parent, and most would rather pin it on a psychological issue with their child, or "it comes from their mum/dad,". AFRID is not common, and is a result of poor parenting, not an innate issue. You're not born afraid of food, you're raised to think it's dangerous because the way your parents spoke to you gives you the association it's dangerous. Don't yell, don't cuss, don't say just try, because all that signals to a child that what's on their plate will kill them. "Just try" is kid code for "this is life threatening if I try,". As for AFRID, my brother has it, he only eats chicken nuggets, corn, carrot, broccoli, hot dogs, fried eggs, bolognese meat and pasta. He won't eat anything else and my birth giver lets him get away with it cause "he's autistic, he just doesn't like certain textures,". I wasn't allowed that excuse (excuses are lies we tell ourselves), I wasn't allowed to say I don't like lollies or choc chips in ice-cream, or I'd get none. I couldn't say I didn't like pork crackling or fat, or I'd get less meat. What I'm saying is, AFRID is rare. Very, very rare. And by that I mean, the incidence of true AFRID is so rare, those people end up on IV drips or with their meals injected directly into their stomachs. Picky eating otherwise is incompatible with life, and parents must not allow their child(ren) to manipulate them into giving into their child's whims. My friend has a daughter that cries about wanting ice-cream and muffins and Macca's. She's 3 and weights as much as an overweight 5 year old. My friend has the nerve to turn to me when I visit and ask "you sure you want children?" As if her child's bad behaviour isn't her fault for giving in, and spending $100+ on junk food a fortnight. Then complains "I can't afford health food, plus they won't eat vegetables". Yeah, cause she puts beans and peas in the microwave with craft Mac n cheese. No wonder her kids don't want to eat it.

This. The incidence of ARFID is extremely rare. Manipulative, spoiled brats, not so much.

Rio is still a baby

@@TheHALL2112 not even close to being a baby, he is a little boy.

Crying doesn’t stop after you reach a certain age lol

**Edit** We do not have enough information here. The child needs professional help beyond being humiliated on national television. But saying his reactions are disturbing is concerning. I pray you never have to care for a child with complex medical needs as your response to this scenario is disturbing. Giving 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩

@@caitlynbeadle9434 never said it did lol keep reaching.

Absolutely

When you let a child rule the will take over.

Bro it's not 'behavior' it's an eating disorder called ARFID. It's like a mental block sometimes, they're not choosing to be that way on purpose and it's hell to go through just like any other eating disorder. A kid cant fix that on their own.

It’s all about control.

Daddy is not much help either

Maybe the Boys will be Boys thing

I think that might be a good strategy because no drama involved. Best wishes from Sweden.

Same here!

thanks! @@martinasikk6162

I do agree. It looks more like a power issue. This little boy is really really clever

He does have one they even said it

@@nightrainfxstb Eating disorders are often born out of control issues...

@@j3licat AFRID is not a typical eating disorder. It’s not caused by a lack of control, usually it’s caused by anxiety around texture or fear of chocking/vomiting. It’s very common with autism and other development disabilities.

Jo actually checked by talking to the boy first. He confirmed that he behaved this way because he knew he could get away with it. Then when it stops working, his face and screams come across to me as pure rage and stepping up the behavior that always worked before. Then at the restaurant when he took his first bite of something else, he seemed quite happy with it. Just before that there was absolutely no pressure to put anything in his mouth and so also no special attention and once again the expression on his face looked like pure indignant fury to me. Then later, at a completely different meal, he suddenly starts grabbing his stomach and crying. Fast forward to the end and he's happily eating everything without any ill effect. There are so very many reasons for being a picky eater, figuring out the reason for it is key. I know some others here who had problems with eating had completely valid experiences. But this boy is not getting his way for the very first time and is throwing the mother of all temper tantrums to get his way once again.