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What do you do when your kids won't eat or are picky eaters? Do you just leave them in front of the table and make them have it for breakfast like my mom did?
I serve a meal. My kids choose to eat it or not. I don't cook a second meal. I don't make a fuss. If they don't eat it they just don't. No forcing. No fighting.
I serve a meal. My kids choose to eat it or not. I don't cook a second meal. I don't make a fuss. If they don't eat it they just don't. No forcing. No fighting.
Ditto. A child can need to be presented with a new food many times (like 10) before they "like" it, so patience is key. I also cook and my kids eat real meals and foods at home-- not chicken nuggets, etc. If you are constantly eating a bland diet of processed foods then real food seems scary.
I am kind of shocked when I am with friends' kids and they are sooo picky. It is sometimes hard for me to find even a snack they will like. I try to avoid feeding those kids-- not my business.
I tell my kids to try a bite of new foods but I cook one meal. A child can need to be presented with a new food many times (like 10) before they "like" it, so patience is key. I also cook and my kids eat real meals and foods at home-- not chicken nuggets, etc. If you are constantly eating a bland diet of processed foods then real food seems scary.
I am kind of shocked when I am with friends' kids and they are sooo picky. It is sometimes hard for me to find even a snack they will like. I try to avoid feeding those kids-- not my business but so annoying.
I serve a meal. My kids choose to eat it or not. I don't cook a second meal. I don't make a fuss. If they don't eat it they just don't. No forcing. No fighting.
Same thing here. My kids eat most everything. No second meals prepared.
I do insist that my son eats though. He is very small and thin for his age. We give him a small portion so it isn't too overwhelming. If all else fails and eating turns into a long drawn out process, we will compromise and let him drink an Ensure or Boost. With him it is getting calories into him.
We had 4 kids, some picky, some not. I made dinner, and had an eat it or starve policy. I was not running a restaurant.
I tried to be respectful of their tastes, but sometimes we had foods that someone did not like, and there were other things, like the bread or the vegetables that they could fill up on.
Dinner with the family should not be a battleground, and your child can survive on very little food, so don't sweat it.
My son isn't a picky eater and he eats whatever I eat. Of course, certain things he doesn't like so therefore I don't serve it. If he was pickier I would jut serve him something he does like. It's just me, him and my fiance so we all just eat what we want to.
I was a picky eater and turned out okay! I just go to restaurants and order what I want.
Mealtime should never be a battle.
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I just go to restaurants and order what I want. 
