Fix it say there it is eat or not. If you don't eat we don't go fishing or whatever. He won't pass out or starve to death. Sounds like he is use to having things his way with mom and dad and now it's your turn.

Let him help cook the food. When I babysit my nieces and nephews, and especially for my own kids, they love being invited to help cook (I make it fun.), and by cooking they not only have ownership of what we're having, the smelling the whole time it's cooking, it wakes up their stomachs and makes them ravenous, has worked on picky eaters in the past. Has also introduced a lot of kids to the magic of cooking. I'm a breakfast or grilling guy when I cook.

My son takes medicine that kills his appetite, you flow with the punches with him.. some days he eats some days he doesn't.. if this is the case he will eat when he gets hungry, and fainting shouldn't be a problem unless he has sugar issues I would think... Cameron, if he does work or uses a ton of energy he wants to eat. Maybe this is a problem mom and dad doesn't make him work up an appetite. Maybe uncle wolfy can change his habits.

What I did with my youngest daughter, was if she didn't like something , I wouldn't offer it to her again.
I would make meals like usual, and she took what she wanted.
I would eat everything, and one day she was watching me eat broccoli and cauliflower , didn't offer her any.
She watched me eating it, and said that looks like little trees ( broccoli ) and asked if she could try it.
She eats almost everything I eat any more.
I didn't force her to eat anything, I would just eat and let her make up her own mind.
If you try to make them eat something , they will resist you .
Let them decide for themselves , or go without. I never made her try anything , just let her curiosity get the best of her.

He will eat. Let him be picky . Most kids go thru that.

Our kids also, if they don't like what we make they make their own.. but they also have to clean it up. So most of the time they don't want to clean an extra mess on top of thier usually chores.

If he is hungry he will eat. Kids go thru phases growing. Sometimes they eat alot sometimes almost nothing. It is what it is.

A 5 year old can run a household just to do it. I see a lot of modern parents dancing to the child’s tunes.

Sometimes its more about having control over something where they get a say or a choice (whether or not they eat, what they eat, what they want to wear for clothes, etc.). One approach is to let him make some choices: give him 3 options for dinner (all of which you are fine with), and let him choose which one he wants. If he says no to all, say ok, provide a plate with whatever meal is decided on, and if he chooses not to eat so be it. Also, having him help get involved in preparing it and cooking it could be helpful. And then you praise the heck out of him for how good it tastes. That positive reaction can help get him more interested.

But yeah, generally, they all go through ups and downs of what they will or wont eat, and I wouldnt sweat it too much.

Can't help you much, my kids pretty much ate everything; but, ketchup was the fifth food group.

With my boys I do a few things. Number one anything outdoors fishing trapping etc is earned with them having to be responsible that includes eating what momma cooks. One other trick I've learned is teach them to cook and ask them what they want to cook with you. It seemed to help my younger one.

I agree with this. It's the parents job to correct his eating habits. As long as his parents don't object, just swing by Micky Ds on the way to your outdoor adventures and get him his Nugs. Problem solved.

Could be a blessing in disguise to be trim at that age. I was , weighed about the same , was picky over what I ate.

I have maintained a trim & lean body ( but not underweight ) my whole life. Ate like a horse in my 20's and 30's

I've made many a overweight person mad/ jealous unintentionally.

Staying underweight is a problem many wish they had. Being overweight and trying to lose is much harder.

baked mac and cheese is was always a favorite with my kids , still is

1 box med shells
1 stick butter
6 cups whole milk
2# shredded cheese med or sharp cheddar is good , you can to mild to wild on this
salt & pepper

pre-heat the oven to 350
in a big skillet I use an 14SK toss in the stick of butter turn on the burner heat to low let the butter melt turn off heat as soon as melted.
toss in the box of shells stir the shells around in the butter a bit
add 6 cups milk , stir the pasta around do it is covering the bottom of the pan evenly.
shred and add a pound of the cheese
salt , pepper OR season with Tony Chachere's (to taste)

bake in the oven uncovered for 25 minutes
stir it up , then add the second pound of shredded cheese
check it again in about 15 more minutes it might take 20 or a touch more depends on the oven when the cheese is browning your done.

Meat
potatoes
vegies

one portion each of what's cooked

he wants to come over ...that's the Rules

or No Adventures

As stated ADHD meds can affect hunger.

My mom was a single mom. We lived in a bad area I couldn't go outside unless she was home and was a.picky eater . What cured it? A new baby sitter that we called.Sargent Peterson. " At my house I do the cooking and you eat what we eat or you starve. Let's say I had never been talked to like that and never said another word about food and are what was on my plate.

Mom is the problem, and the ADHD drugs don't help. My kids eat what's giving to them for some reason and we don't drug our kids..heck even my cats eat broccoli.

Make it know if he wants to hang out with you he eats what you eat when you eat period or doesn't go. He will eat what's offered and save the picky for momma. Don't cater to him he will be better for it.

Different but along the same lines.my son was extremely picky at a young age.try to get him to eat different meats,potatoes,vegetables,fruits.would rather go to bed,get punished then eat.took him to the doctor numerous times couldn't find anything wrong with him.try to force him to eat hamburger pork chicken,fish we would literally throw up.he loved bologna sandwiches for about 5 years and finally got sick of them.he switche'd to eating French fries.he would eat your typical junk food.lunch and dinner/supper was ff and about a half gallon of milk at each meal.he loved the smell of me grilling out and in fact would cook his ff on the grill after I got done grilling.i wanted my kids to at least try it once and if they didn't like it I would not force them to eat it.everybody has different tastes

I think the cooking over a campfire is a fantastic idea.

Keith

Wife is picky but my youngest was the toughest. Does not like mashed tators, roast, most pasta, hash browns, etc.. But she always wanted to do what I was doing. trapping, fishing, working in yard etc.. She started watching what I ate. Next thing you know she is asking for pulled pork, bbq ribs, cheese burgers, etc. As she got older she ate less and less of the things I liked (she never really liked them just copying me) but started eating the other foods she would not before.

That said you can't fix the young lad if mom is overprotective and gives in all the time. Period!

Agreed but I would not start with fish. Maybe hotdog on stick or a hobo's dinner in the coals. Of course smores!