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Dinner issues

Debs75

Having on going issues with our son and eating.

His 14yrs old and refuses to eat any meals with us...he refuses sandwich or dinners

At school..he wants to eat in his bedroom alone....this is causing major issues at home

We tried saying you could set away from us...in the kitchen or up the table...but no he

Will not have any off it.....

He seems to want to totally isolated himself....causing major issue's here..

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  • hi Debs,

    My teenage daughter would prefer to eat alone as she doesn't like the sound of other people chewing, or the cutlery on the plate, so it could be that your son has an issue with the sounds? You said he doesn't like his dad coughing so I wondered if he was sensitive to sounds?   

    My daughter and I often eat at different times now, or if we do have a meal together I don't do any crunchy food, nor anything that makes a noise when it is eaten.  

    But I've just come to live with the fact it is sometimes more comfortable for both of us to have meals at separate times. That way I can eat crunchy things and she doesn't shout at me.  Likewise she can eat her food in quietness.    

    However she usually eats downstairs on her own while I am doing other things as I don't like her taking food to her bedroom.

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  • hi Debs,

    My teenage daughter would prefer to eat alone as she doesn't like the sound of other people chewing, or the cutlery on the plate, so it could be that your son has an issue with the sounds? You said he doesn't like his dad coughing so I wondered if he was sensitive to sounds?   

    My daughter and I often eat at different times now, or if we do have a meal together I don't do any crunchy food, nor anything that makes a noise when it is eaten.  

    But I've just come to live with the fact it is sometimes more comfortable for both of us to have meals at separate times. That way I can eat crunchy things and she doesn't shout at me.  Likewise she can eat her food in quietness.    

    However she usually eats downstairs on her own while I am doing other things as I don't like her taking food to her bedroom.

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