Hi Ladies so I love to cook and make a wide range of healthy foods at my dayhome. It has never been an issue even he child that started out as a picky eater eats all the food I give her everytime. Last week a three and a half year old started,he is my oldest child and he has been making meal time miserable.

Breakfast isn't a huge deal he eats a little and snacks he eats but as soon as I say lunch time he starts crying. The problem is I can't even get him to try a single bite. I make him stay seated until he tries one bite but he won't. I have tried bribing him saying he can have a cookie after lunch if he tries one bite. Nothing is working. I'm frustrated because the parents are like we'll he is a picky eater ( didn't worn me in the interview) and are telling me I should change my menu. Basically they want me to give him kd and hot dogs everyday and I'm just not going to do it. All my other kids enjoy the food and his boy won't even try it.

What should I do? How can I get that kid to at least try the food?

I'm almost at the point of telling the mom to pack the kids lunch from now on.