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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You're picky-food European grandma, right? Refusal to coddle step grandson's picky eating habits? Heavy emphasis on "step?"

My DS11 explained to me that the reason kids are picky eaters is because their taste buds and senses are "new" and many flavors, smells, and textures are overwhelming to the young.   He said (paraphrase) that when he starts dulling his taste buds with age, coffee, and red wine that he, too, may enjoy the deliciousness of olives and smelly cheese. [/quote]

You're being mansplained to by your own minor son? Dumb...anyway, I wonder how picky children were during the two world wars. Stop coddling your kids and explain about proper nutrition.[/quote]

He’s not a man. He will be some day. Your kids won’t return to your house to visit much If you don’t treat them like human beings now.
People can actually have different thoughts, preferences and ideals than you even if they are your child and that doesn’t make them spoiled it makes you rigid and incredibly self centered.[/quote]

I'm the pp who described my son's explanation. I don't get the "mansplained." He's allowed to read and watch youtube videos and express opinions. I attached an article on picky eating- it mainly states that everyone's taste buds are different, but suggests kids respond to new foods using all of their senses. If we create a negative association by forcing certain foods, we can cause food aversions that more psychological in nature.

The parents who provide tasty food to typical kids and give a choice- eat/don't eat, but no different meals or extra snacks if you choose not to eat are in the right. We're not coddling or forcing. By typical, I mean kids who do not have obvious sensory integration issues- in a case like that, highly restrictive eating is common and nutrition will be a problem if there isn't an accommodation.

https://recipes.howstuffworks.com/menus/kids-taste-buds.htm [/quote]

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