OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
> In article .com>,
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> wrote:
>
>> My 6yr old daughter is a really fussy eater, it is worthy of mention
>> that she is diabetic, so her diet is extremely important. At the
>> moment her diet consists of:
>> Baked beand on toast (maybe with suasages)
>> Cheese sandwhichs (white bread, only one variety of cheese)
>> Yoghurt (only froobes)
>> apples
>> bananas
>> crisps
>> chocolate
>> sweets
>> And thats about it, we have tryed being patient and hoping it will go
>> away, enticement/reward, progress charts,lying,shouting,making the
>> food look fun, helping to prepare meals, hiding food amongst other
>> foods she likes, everything.
>> We are extremely worried that her lack of a balanced diet and general
>> dislike of food is detrimental to her health and have no idea how to
>> tackle the problem.
>> Any ideas?
>
> See if she can tour a local pathology laboratory after they have done
> a leg amputation from an older diabetic. Let her watch them dissect
> it.
>
> It's not uncommon for uncontrolled diabetics to lose limbs later in
> life, have kidney failure, and go blind.
>
> Maybe it would get the point across...
>
> Or google for similar graphic pictures.

That's a tad complicated, not to mention scary, for a 6 year old. I
remember having my tonsils out when I was six and the girl in the next bed
and been bitten by a German Shephard from the top of her head to under her
jaw. She cried all night; she was in such pain. I don't think I'd consider
taking a child into a pathology lab or showing her photos. I *would*
suggest to the parents, the child isn't the one in charge of the meal or of
managing her health condition. Time to set down some limits and make sure
she eats what the doctor and/or nutritionist recommends, not crisps and
chocolate.

Jill