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Monet is 4 in december 36lbs since she was young she will only eat pasta bread and junk food she refuses to eat anything which has a scent 1 year ago she had a fisher which caused alot of problems with giong to the toilet it has now healed. Monet makes herself sick after eating or drinking and is not distressed by it but she appears to enjoy the sensation of being sick. She also suffers motion sickness and can not take her more than 2 miles in a car without her being violently ill. Please advise me on what to do.

[Renee Radenberg]

Her weight and height is on the 50th percentile for her age which is good considering her eating habits. Have you tried getting her involved helping in the kitchen - Setting the table, cleaning off the table, helping preparing foods? Simple things and hopefully this will increase her interest in food. The most important thing is to relax. Let her eat what she wants. Slowly introduce new foods, and if she does not want it, do not make a fuss over it. Let it go. Suggest asking your question in the Child Behavior Forum, too for additional help.