Re: Children and vegetables: Is it worth it?


"Sheldon" <PENMART01@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Apr 30, 11:53?am, Say Serene Like You Mean It
<ser...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Felice Friese wrote:
When I started to freak out because Firstborn wouldn't eat vegetables,
our
pediatrician confided that he didn't start eating them until he was
grown.

Give the child lots of the few she does like, if any (usually raw), and
lots
of fruits and, of course, vitamins. Our only food rule was that the
children
had to try one bite of everything but didn't have to go beyond that if
they
didn't like it.

I didn't do that rule. I provided divided plates with three
wholesome choices on them, and let the kids pick what they wanted.
The non-picky eater ate what was on her plate. The picky eater ate
the part he liked (I did try to make sure at least one thing was
something he liked). As he got older, he got slightly less picky,
but not because he was forced to try things -- just because he got
older and more mature in his tastes and his willingness to try things.

You are facing far more important battles with the children in the years
ahead. Only you can decide if this is the hill you want to die on!

Yep.

Liberalism at the dinner table is where it all starts, is exactly what
builds mountains out of molehills... then waiting for kids to grow up
is the longest wait of all... what will the spoiled *** losers you
built choose to eat when their meal is shoved through prison cell
bars.

Bull***, Sheldon.

Love and kisses,

Felice



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