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[quote=Anonymous]There are a number of different strategies you can take, but I would highly recommend Ellyn Satter's books on this topic. The gist of it is: You decide when mealtime is, and you decide what to serve. Your children decide what (if anything) they want to eat during those times. Here are some additional "rules" of hers: 1) 3 meals + 2 snacks so that you don't worry if a child doesn't eat for one of the meals. 2) Have a simple carb available at every meal, plus milk. 3) You do not force or coax them to eat. 4) You do take their tastes into account occasionally. The idea is that the child doesn't get catered to, but isn't totally excluded by choices that may be too complex for their palates. So if you like cooking Asian-style meals, set aside some rice that they can manage plain. And you should also incorporate some meals that you know they like throughout the week as well.[/quote]
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