Comments on: Interoception: Why Does My Child Always Feel Hungry? https://mommyevolution.com/interoception-child-always-hungry/ Mom Smarter! Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:42:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 By: Mommy Evolution https://mommyevolution.com/interoception-child-always-hungry/#comment-133624 https://mommyevolution.com/?p=10766#comment-133624 In reply to Virginia.

As long as she chooses healthy options and is a healthy weight, I personally wouldn’t worry about it. I would also encourage her to hydrate when she’s hungry (but shouldn’t be) because sometimes kids can’t detect the difference between hunger and thirst. My son as he got older learned to be better in touch with his own body and has a much better understanding of when he’s full.

]]> By: Virginia https://mommyevolution.com/interoception-child-always-hungry/#comment-133623 https://mommyevolution.com/?p=10766#comment-133623 Our oldest child is 11 and had always had this issue. She will eat a full meal, snack all day and still be hungry. Right now she typically chooses healthy options, but still has a sweet tooth. We try to give her plenty of fruit options. She is currently a healthy weight, and we don’t even talk to her about that. She’s very active! 🙂 Are there any suggestions on how to teach a child with sensory processing disorder that they are full? How do we keep her satiated?

]]> By: Full Spectrum Mama https://mommyevolution.com/interoception-child-always-hungry/#comment-122909 https://mommyevolution.com/?p=10766#comment-122909 RE-reading this, I realized that I have the opposite interception issue: I can’t tell when I AM hungry — and sometimes I end up with terrible low blood sugar and stomach pains. I go from “Fine” to almost SICK with hunger. Ai yai yai.

Thanks and love,
Full Spectrum Mama

]]> By: jamiemacvt https://mommyevolution.com/interoception-child-always-hungry/#comment-112739 https://mommyevolution.com/?p=10766#comment-112739 Our issues with interception show up a bit differently. My 4 yr old cannot tell when he is hungry or thirsty, hot or cold, etc. So he will go and go and go without eating or drinking (despite desperate attempts by myself or husband to get something into him) and then have a total sensory meltdown/shut down because he is hungry or thirsty. It’s a struggle to finally break through and then he eats 3 sandwiches or drinks 2 full water bottles in a sitting. And it’s crazy because it has been like this since birth for us too – we were the parents waking up our sleeping newborn trying to get him to eat because he wasn’t gaining weight.

]]> By: Ju https://mommyevolution.com/interoception-child-always-hungry/#comment-112707 https://mommyevolution.com/?p=10766#comment-112707 In reply to Sarah.

Sarah I’m convinced my son misses bathroom cues – it took him until he was 7-8yrs to get to bathroom in time for a poo! I also, have ASD and when I’m really overloaded sensory & fatigued I completely don’t register cues until I’m desperate, its got worse as I’ve got older and elastic muscle in my bladder weaker so I can’t hold on when I do realise.

]]> By: The Jenny Evolution https://mommyevolution.com/interoception-child-always-hungry/#comment-112673 https://mommyevolution.com/?p=10766#comment-112673 In reply to Kareen Thornock.

Absolutely! You don’t have to have sensory processing disorder if you’re a supertaster, but it can be signs of something else.

]]> By: Misty https://mommyevolution.com/interoception-child-always-hungry/#comment-112666 https://mommyevolution.com/?p=10766#comment-112666 My son barely eats, and has gotten worse on meds for adhd, but he was always a picky eater and often would barely touch his food. Getting him to eat at home was difficult but getting him to eat anywhere else was impossible. I now wonder if this may be part of it. I’ve suspected he’s on the higher end of the autism spectrum and has sensory processing issues, but I’ve met resistance and disbelief from family and dismissal from his pediatrician, now I’m trying to switch pediatricians as my son is now almost 10 and nearly resembles a walking skeleton he’s so skinny but his current pediatrician seems to not see it as cause to be concerned. Thank you for sharing this information.

]]> By: Tiffanney https://mommyevolution.com/interoception-child-always-hungry/#comment-112665 https://mommyevolution.com/?p=10766#comment-112665 Yes! My two year old foster daughter has sensory processing disorder. She is always wanting more food. She finishes breakfast and instantly wants lunch. I would love any insight or ideas. We have tried oral beads to chew on and that does help a little.

]]> By: Kareen Thornock https://mommyevolution.com/interoception-child-always-hungry/#comment-112655 https://mommyevolution.com/?p=10766#comment-112655 I have two kiddos who might have sensory processing disorder, I guess. I never thought a whole lot about it before. I do have a nephew and a niece with this condition (maybe more). After reading this blog post, I wonder if my two youngest daughters have it. My almost-16-year-old is almost never “full”, and my youngest daughter was like your son when newborn. I fed her constantly. And she seems to be a super picky eater, but she likes ordinary foods, for the most part. Ever heard of a super taster?

]]> By: Katie https://mommyevolution.com/interoception-child-always-hungry/#comment-111986 https://mommyevolution.com/?p=10766#comment-111986 In reply to Jennifer.

Absolutely. I have a 8 year old boy who just recently has been tested for sensory disorder, separation anxiety and ADD and ADHD. I always chalked up his behaviors as a little off but recently things have gotten worse. Like us I bet most parents secretly don’t want to face it.

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