Hi Karla- My son has 2 cousins that are 7 and 4. I believe that a lot of food preference issues are just normal for kids this age. In fact, Carter eats a much more diverse diet than his cousins and many of the kids in his pre-K. So, I think some of that will just get better with age. Any lingering food textures resulting from oral hypersensitivity will hopefully just resolve themselves with time. What is most important, however, is to let the child have positive experiences with many different food textures. I hope you're not cursed to always preparing two separate meals forever. Maybe encourage him to try whatever the rest of the family is eating? Also, peer pressure has been a HUGE motivator for Carter. He eats many foods that he did not used to eat because he saw other kids eating them (ie: peanut butter). Then they stare at him in amazement when he eats broccoli!