It’s probably not as black and white. I’m a moderately picky eater from a long line of picky eaters. My 80 year old aunt (who grew up in very modest circumstances with no candy at all) won’t touch tomatoes, cucumber, poultry or anything she’s never eaten before with a ten foot pole. She lives alone now and only cooks what she likes so it…
It’s probably not as black and white. I’m a moderately picky eater from a long line of picky eaters. My 80 year old aunt (who grew up in very modest circumstances with no candy at all) won’t touch tomatoes, cucumber, poultry or anything she’s never eaten before with a ten foot pole. She lives alone now and only cooks what she likes so it’s not a problem for her any longer. My wife, who would have met the criteria for ARFID as a child, had her restrictive eating issues beaten out of her by her (physician) parents. She will now eat anything but doesn’t really know what she likes any more and can’t tell when she’s full, so tends to overeat. So yes, permissive parenting does affect how we deal with it, but restrictive eating itself is definitely not a new phenomenon.
It’s probably not as black and white. I’m a moderately picky eater from a long line of picky eaters. My 80 year old aunt (who grew up in very modest circumstances with no candy at all) won’t touch tomatoes, cucumber, poultry or anything she’s never eaten before with a ten foot pole. She lives alone now and only cooks what she likes so it’s not a problem for her any longer. My wife, who would have met the criteria for ARFID as a child, had her restrictive eating issues beaten out of her by her (physician) parents. She will now eat anything but doesn’t really know what she likes any more and can’t tell when she’s full, so tends to overeat. So yes, permissive parenting does affect how we deal with it, but restrictive eating itself is definitely not a new phenomenon.