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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I donno OP. I think you either get a good eater or you don't - I don't think he's going to like a filet of sole anytime soon.

What I would do is to bribe him. Give him one unknown food each night. He takes 1-2 bites, he gets a point. He gets 5 points, he gets a prize etc. That way he can be slowing trying new things.

I still think once a picky eater, always a picky eater.[/quote]

Not true. If they are exposed to a variety of food and see everyone around them eating it, they will eventually join in.  [/quote]

"Eventually" being the key word.  Prepare for "eventually" to be a long time.  I've been serving my two kids the same meal as the adults in our family since they were 3-4 years old.  10 yr old DD eats most of what I serve.  11 yr old DS does not.  He would rather go hungry than eat something he doesn't like.  So, he goes to bed hungry and waits until breakfast.  Still has to sit at the table and be polite.  I find he's getting a bit more adventurous about trying things in the last year but it's still really hard to predict.  I don't force him to try things because I was also a picky kid and I remember how awful it felt to have to choke down things that tasted nasty to me or had an awful texture.  I did eventually eat a more varied diet without being forced to it but not until college, with the social environment of school being a big factor.  I eat lots of different things now, although I still don't like spicy foods.[/quote]

God, you are a JERK. You had this same issue yourself, and now you let your child go to bed hungry?

You shouldn't be a mother. Your JOB is to FEED YOUR CHILD. [/quote]

Well, that was helpful. [/quote]

LOL.  And if I served him what he prefers to eat every night (pizza) then I'd be criticized for that.  Parents with picky eaters can't win and parents who don't have picky eaters think it's all from their brilliant parenting rather than luck of the draw.  Some of our meals are more kid-friendly, some are not.  I also serve things "deconstructed" so he can just eat pieces of things while DH and I mix it all up.  Still, he opts to go hungry. This kid won't even eat plain pasta (who doesn't like pasta!).  I guess he's not that hungry.  He's growing fine.

And, my job is to provide a healthy meal.  His job is to decide whether to eat and how much to eat from what is provided.  (See Satter's Division of Responsibility for feeding)[/quote]

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