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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here's the issue I see: how does your kid even know what all this junk food is? Pizza, chicken nuggets, etc were introduced by you. If the parents models bad eating it shouldn't be a surprise that your kid is following your example.

Even before age 2 my kid knew that we didn't keep junk food in the house and they didn't ask for it. Simple. [/quote]

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My 2 and 4 year olds know what pizza and ice-cream are because they see them in books and sometimes educational programs include them too (in songs or lessons about shapes etc).

Neither of them have ever tasted one.

e.g. They will do trick or treating but trade candy with me for something healthy. They know candy isn't real food.

99% of children would prefer to eat junk. Junk food is made in factories by scientists who use chemicals to try to make food especially tasty and addictive (in addition to cheap and self stable). It's not a fault of the child that they'd prefer to eat junk food.

My kids eat nothing but good stuff (good quality meat, tons of veggies, lot of fruit and a small bit of good quality grains).... because there's nothing else coming. There hasn't been a precedent, so the thought of demanding something else wouldn't even occur to them. Sometimes they complain that dinner "isn't tasty" but I explain that's okay, it will help us all to be big and strong, and tomorrow there will be something different. I've given them junk food instead of dinner exactly zero times.

If your child is demanding junk, it absolutely is the parents' fault. I know it's not easy. Sometimes I'd freaking LOVE to stick some fish fingers in the microwave or to order a pizza. But feeding my kids nourishing food is one of my core roles of a parent, IMO.[/quote]

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