So I've had this dcg with for 2 1/2 years. She's always been a picky eater, but she is getting worse with time, not better and I'm getting worried and frustrated. Today I made her sit at the table for an hour but she wouldn't touch her lunch, and when I said it was naptime she smirked as if to say "I won"....gah!

She will eat the carb portion of the meal, and knows that if she asks for more I will tell her to eat her veggie/fruit/meat portions first. Because she is so picky and will not touch anything else on her plate, she'll say she's done or full and leave the table. But we are having more and more days where she hardly eats at all and as soon as mom walks through the door she runs to her and asks for a snack ( there is always one waiting in the car). For example today we had oranges and Cheerios for am snack, she only ate the Cheerios. We had pasta with broccoli and rosé sauce, and she didn't touch it at all. I am planning on making smoothies this afternoon and I know she won't have any because she's never had a sip the whole time she's been with me. So all she will have had all day is just a handful of Cheerios.

I always tell parents when she has a day like this, the response varies but overall the parents don't seem to think its s big deal and have even admitted that they don't eat much vegetables at home so that's probably why she doesn't eat them here. She's told me before that mommy and daddy make her "Kraft" noodles while they eat chicken and rice etc....

To top it all off, even her mood depends on what we are eating. She will ask me before EVERY snack or meal what we are having and if it's something she doesn't like, she pouts and walks away and if it's something she does like she starts jumping up and down with excitement. It drives me crazy. But I think Im going to put a stop to this and not tell her what we are having anymore, she will have to wait and see.

I'm closing at the end of June so on the one hand, I am tempted to just let it go, but on the other hand I am genuinely worried about her not eating. She looks hungry by the end of the day and just waits for her parents to pick her up. Ive seen picky kids before but this is just beyond, and usually my "tricks" work at least some of the time...not on her!

And I should mention that everyone else has seconds and thirds at almost every meal so I know it's not my cooking!

Thanks in advance!