My kid only eats about 10 foods — what do I do?

First, breathe: plenty of kids run on a short list of safe foods for months or years, and 10 reliable foods is enough to build real variety from. The trick is changing the shape and format of what they already eat, not fighting to add brand-new foods.

Take those 10 foods and rotate them in new forms: nuggets cut into strips or coins, pasta baked crispy, quesadillas cut with a cookie cutter, waffles as dippable sticks. Same trusted foods, "new" dinners — which keeps eating positive and low-stress. Keep any new-food attempts tiny and pressure-free (that's food chaining), and don't force.

Do loop in your pediatrician or a feeding therapist if the list is shrinking, if weight or growth is a concern, or if eating comes with real distress — a short list plus those signs is worth a professional look. But a stable list of 10 with a calm table? That's workable, and more common than you'd think.