Dealing with eating habbits

[kidlove]

completely agree with reggio. My Grama always said things like "you'll eat when your hungry" or "you wont starve if you miss one meal".......those are words of wisdom. It falls between a few things in my house: 1) I know what is healthy, I offer it and nothing else. 2) you eat what you are given (i.e. we have noodles and veggies you eat noodles and veggies. no "special requests) 3)if you choose not to eat....thats your problem, it wont kill you to go hungry.

the only thing that "erks" me more than anything else, is that bratty kid that refuses to eat ALL day long, when the Mother picks up, the kid gives then the "all too practiced" sob about being hungry (whine) and the Mother says, oh hunny I'll get you something when we get home. AAHHHHHHHHHHHH!
By then you just have to grin and consider, "I did my part" now the parent can screw it all up!!!!