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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t really understand this issue which is so common among parents. When I was a kid we ate what was put in front of us or we didn’t eat. ‘You get what you get and you don’t get upset.’ Of course we were neuro typical so I certainly understand in some cases kids can’t cope, but neurotypical kids will not starve themselves, they will eat eventually. When I see mothers (it’s almost always mothers) bending over backward and preparing multiple meals to accommodate all preferences I am just mind blown. I don’t know any kids I grew up with who had that kind of . . . coddling. Is it part of what they teach in the parenting classes and books of recent decades? If not, how does this even start? Are young moms really so afraid their child will fail to thrive absent constant efforts to provide them with the food they want? What I’ve seen in practical terms is a lot of American kids growing up eating chicken nuggets most nights or Mac and cheese or whatever their favorite and not actually getting a good balanced diet nor an exposure to various foods that will encourage an inquisitive palate in later life. It’s sad.[/quote]

You're missing the point. We all have this rule of "you get what you get" but the kids still get upset. EVERY SINGLE NIGHT.
I have never in my life prepared multiple meals for the family. I make one healthy, balanced dinner that isn't spicy. The kids whine about eating it, every night, because they want pizza or something like that. The moms I know who serve frozen nuggets and that sort of junk don't complain about their kids not eating. To add insult to injury, these are meals that my kids used to devour happily when they were toddlers.[/quote]

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