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The Bixleys
Supernanny is called to deal with a food-phobic seven-year-old. And when she witnesses a mealtime, she realises the family's problems run much deeper. Heather and Alex Bixley live with their sons Brandon (seven) and Zak (four). Brandon developed a negative relationship with food after having gastric flu as a baby. Six years on, what started as fussy eating has become an obsessive fear that dominates family life.
Dad says "Mealtimes are like wartime" and he'd "rather stick needles in my eyes" than go through the terrible stress of eating together. Because unless it's chips on the menu, Brandon will do anything to avoid eating, including vomiting on the spot.
After six years of non-stop battles with Brandon, Mum is at breaking point, but Supernanny has some harsh words for her and Dad. She's horrified by the way they try and force Brandon to have food he doesn't want, and tells them they've got no chance of turning things around until they stop fighting between themselves.
Supernanny introduces a range techniques to change the boys' relationship with food, including her renowned "little chef" technique; but the biggest hurdle is the bickering Bixleys themselves.Advertisement
