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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here - how long do you go when you have a hold out? My 3 year old is super stubborn and strong willed. Plus very very picky. As in only eats chicken nuggets and rice sort of picky. Do I just hold my ground and assume hunger will win out? Do you do this for breakfast too? What if we get to 3 meals a day and she won’t eat?  Do I just give her milk and water then? [/quote]

Same boat and when I make things our 3 year old will eat she eats them. But other times we just make chicken nuggets and and noodles and a vegetable for her because we are eating sushi or Indian or whatever and it’s not worth the battle and I also don’t want to deal with the inevitable 8:30 pm whining for a snack because she’s starving and then won’t fall asleep until she makes up for the lost calories. I know plenty of parents who make separate meals but you won’t get many weighing in on these threads because that’s not socially acceptable according to parenting experts. But my DH had many young cousins who were like this when we were first dating (McDonald’s only, nuggets at Thanksgiving, etc) and who now eat adventurously and well so honestly it’s not worth the headache or puritan views. We continue to offer new foods and encourage polite bites of new things but I’m tired of the dinner table being a battle field and if at the end of the day your child is fed, you’re a good parent. Don’t stress, it’ll pass eventually. [/quote]

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