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[quote=Anonymous]My kid is fairly picky but is getting better with age. He is 8. We require him to eat most/all of dinner to get access to a real dessert, which usually isn't a problem.

If a few days go by without incident or complaining (which is typical) we'll clear his unfinished plate without discussion because everyone deserves a break sometimes.

I think this works for us because I try to serve him stuff he'll eat. I don't make two meals and I am not a short order cook, but I craft his plate in a way that will facilitate his eating of it. When we eat tacos with the saucy/spicy works, he might have a taco salad with only beans, rice, lettuce, olives, peppers, corn, and salsa. When we do homemade pizza I make a section for him. When we have a huge side salad, I put marinated veggies and vinegary things on the side. I leave the curry sauce off his rice bowl, for now. He'll like a lot of this stuff soon enough, but not yet. Would your son respond to this type of cooking and prep?

I should add that he often eats a bowl of cereal before bed. That's fine, regardless of how dinner went. [/quote]

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