Ive tried everything!! ahhhhhhhh!!!!!!

[sunnydays]

I am like KellyP...I serve the food and it is up to them whether or not they eat it. I don't coax, reward or punish eating or not eating. If you are hungry you eat, if not you don't. No options offered. I serve small amount and give more if they eat it all. If you make mealtime into a power struggle or circus show it just teaches them to use food as a form of control. I don't serve "kid" foods either...I serve healthy meals and I don't believe that food has to be "fun" in order to be appealing. Play is fun, food is for filling our tummies and giving us energy and making our taste buds happy...not for playing with. I find that eventually, even the picky ones come around and start eating when they realize there is nothing else and I don't care if they eat or not. Also, reading kids books in which healthy eating is stressed can also help.