I have a 7 1/2 year old girl coming to my dayhome. This is her second year and I was hoping to see an improvement in her eating, but not so far. This girl refuses to taste or try anything new. For example, the only cereal she will eat is fruit loops. She has never tried any other kind, so i tried to get her to taste one plain cheerio. She finally put the cheerio on her tongue (after 30 min at the table) then just started crying and spit it out before she could even taste it. She absolutely refuses to try even a tiny little taste. She won't eat any milk products (milk, yogurt, ice cream, pudding) but she also admits that she has never tasted them either. She won't eat any kind of soup, and has never tasted it. She seems to live on white bread, peanut butter, and cookies. The only vegetable she will eat is carrots, and the only fruit is apples.
She decides that she doesn't like something based on the way it looks. I can understand that in a three year old, but not almost eight years old! Is this just stubbornness? or some sort of disorder?
I keep thinking of suggesting to her mom that maybe she needs some help, but haven't decided if it is my place to say something.