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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No. They've always eaten what we make/give them. Never had any food issues. I don't expect them to sample one of everything over holidays. They eat, and stop once they're full. [/quote]

My question is whether you're choosing what they eat at the holidays, or you're making an exception and allowing them to choose.

I'm asking because I have a family member who believes this -- that kids should eat what's put in front of them, which I understand in her home, but she's not an adventurous cook, so he kids are used to food being familiar.   As we plan Christmas dinner, she keeps objecting to foods because she thinks her kids won't like it and she feels like it's mean to expect them to have to eat food they don't like at Christmas.

I'm trying to find a middle ground between unhappy kids, and the rest of us not having to eat foods that are "little kid friendly".[/quote]

Yeah, no. She’s in the wrong as far as objecting to foods go, especially if she’s not contributing. She can either make or bring  a dish she knows her kids will like, bring along some snacks for them or deal with it. I’m saying this as a parent of a very picky child. I plate things up I know she’ll eat and include a couple things she hasn’t tried yet or wouldn’t pick out herself and she has to try them. There’s always at least one or two things she’ll eat and I usually have snacks anyway. I would never object to someone’s menu as an attempt to accommodate just my child at the expense of everyone else. That’s on me - it’s my own issue, regardless of whether it’s due to a stubborn kid or a parenting fault on my end…still my issue to tackle. If she’s demanding to a menu change solely due to her kids’ preferences and also not offering to contribute, she’s entitled. She has options: keep quiet and deal, contribute to the menu herself, or decline the invitation. [/quote]

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