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[quote=Anonymous]Why cater to the kids preferences so much? Just make a meal for the family and sit down to eat it together. If the kid throws the food, then the meal is over. If they eat, then fine. If not, then also fine. At the next meal they will be hungry and maybe more willing to try something. Or the next meal. By 20 months, there is no reason to be giving purees or any other special "kid" foods. When the kids understand that those items are no longer on the menu and that there will be no special fussing about what they eat or don't' eat, they will manage to eat what they need to grow and thrive. And people like to say its all ok unless they go off their growth curve. That often seems wrong to me. One of my kids was 95th percentile for weight at birth. I am sure glad he gradually adjusted down in the growth chart curve, since its not the best health for most kids to be at 95th percentile when they're 2 or 3. Kids do normally adjust their position in the chart as they grow, especially in the first year or 2. [/quote]
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