When you are asking a young child to do something they really don't want to do, whether it is eating or sensory or even a time out, they will often start to fidget and whine after just a few quick moments.  To a young child it is hard to tell the difference between 5 seconds and 5 minutes.  All they know is that you are asking them to do ...

I should learn by now that one should not ever say ''never'' because there is almost always an exception (or two) to a statement that uses the world ''never'' in it.  Such as I did in my last post. A OT who has had experience with individuals/young adults with eating disorders did share with me that there is actually a method that is used to ...