There are two areas over which parents have no control: getting a child to eat, and choosing a child's friends. Today, we'll look at fussy eaters. You know them well; they don't like what you're serving and expect you to get them something else. if you do this, you are setting yourself up for problems--problems that don't easily go away.
If a child doesn't like what you're serving, don't make a big deal over it. Let the child know what the choices are for food this meal. If he or she doesn't like it, your child is free to go to his or her room until the meal is over. What would he or she like to do, stay at the table and eat with the family, or go to the bedroom. Either way, it's the child's choice so it won't create a battlescene at the table.
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