On one of the yahoo boards today one of the subjects really caught my attention. It was a discussion about kids with swallowing issues. Ding-Ding-Ding, we have that in our home! In fact, we've dealt with that each of the last two nights.
Is it a control issue? Judah will chew and chew on food meanwhile acting spacy and removed. He doesn't spit the food out and he doesn't swallow it, he just chews it forever. Eventually I get tired of him doing this and remove the wad of mush from his mouth and then remove him from the table. Sometimes though we'll be done with supper, cleaned up and heading out the door to church and while I'm putting him in the van I notice he still has food in his mouth. Seriously, son?!?! Not sure if he doesn't like hamburger or chicken breast so he just chews on it forever. If it were me, I think I'd want to get it out of my mouth ASAP. However, he also came home spitting food out of his mouth and we worked on that right away.
Well, today, what I read made me wonder if it's a control/dislike/stubborness issue or if it's biological.
The mom shared that her son was able to verbalize that he "couldn't swallow" and that the food was "coming back up". After many
tests and doctor visits, they discovered that he had eosinophilic esophagitis. After I read her post about her son's biological issue and then did some quick research and read the above link of it, I'm still not sure. I also read another mom's comment that she had this "problem" when she was a kid and wasn't adopted nor did she have traumatic issues. She just liked control. Her parents "fixed" her by leaving her at the table and moving to a nearby room to play games. Since she loved games and could hear them playing, it didn't take her long to figure out to chew her food. I've done this a few times with Judah. Several times I've left him at the table while everyone else gets up and I begin dishes. When I'm done with dishes, then I let him up from the table whether he's finished or not. One time I left him at the table while the other kids went upstairs and played and we moved to the living room (it's an open space and he could see us) for bible study. He sat quietly while we studied with our group of friends. They thought he was so cute and well behaved. I thought he was super stubborn.
I guess it's something I should pay closer attention to, and then ask the doctor to research a little more if it continues. In the meantime, I'll try to be more patient when he's chewing on his food forever. Aren't there some moments as a parent that you wish your kids (adopted or otherwise) came with instruction books?
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