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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why are you so concerned about what other people think about your child’s eating? The obsession with food in this country is crazy. Food is fuel to some people. Not everyone enjoys watching football, not everyone enjoys a wide range of foods. People are different. Let your kid be who she is. [/quote]

Part of parenting is raising a child who can be in the world without a ton of anxiety related to things like eating. Kids who are picky can't travel easily, spend time at other people's houses without worry, and so on. You are just setting them up for future problems if you indulge this stuff beyond acknowledging some preferences. [/quote]

I’m a 50 year old very picky eater and get in just fine. Have travelled the world. Almost every place has plain rice or a piece if chicken or fish. I’m happy to eat anywhere I just don’t go for the food, I go to be with my friends. I am well raised and can politely eat something I do not like if I must but I wouldn’t choose it. Different people like and value different things. I have friends who go to Paris just to shop. I ah e friends who go to Paris to eat.  I go to Paris for the history and the bread. Who’s right and who’s wrong? I’d rather have a granola bar or something simple and sight see than spend an hour eating a meal in Quito. The more you try to make your children like you, the more they feel like they are flawed, the more they will resent you. If you let up on the judgment and the pressure maybe she will come to some things on her own. [/quote]

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