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[quote=Anonymous]Why is there so much hysteria about picky eaters?  And it's not just on this thread.  Frankly, I don't think parents have much control over whether their kids are picky or not and I think people who's kids are adventuresome eaters (which I don't think is really that many kids) are just lucky.  I know people who force their kids to sit at the table for hours till they try something they don't like, and I know other parents who just make whatever the parents please and then the kids can eat or not eat.  All of these kids are still particular about what they eat.

Also, why shouldn't all of the eating preferences in a family be considered? Why are my preferences as an adult privileged over my children's preferences?   When I meal plan for the week, I do not plan separate dinners for the kids on the same night but I do take into account their favorite foods so that at least some of the nights they have something they like.  What I mean by this is that one night we all have my son's favorite dinner.  The next night my daughter's.  The third night we might have something my husband loves, etc.  What is wrong with this?  When it was just me and my husband before we had kids we also tried to cook things that we both enjoyed.   Same with when we go to a restaurant.  Again, even if it's just me and my husband if one of us doesn't like the menu for some reason (too heavy, not in the mood, too expensive for what it is) we go somewhere else.  I don't want to spend money going out or labor on making dinner to have it go to waste every single night because I'm only "catering" to the adults in the house.

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