[Sca-cooks] P B & J

[Antonia Calvo]

bronwynmgn at aol.com wrote:

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>I'm not suggesting that children don't have any food issues-- just that they shouldn't be indulged any more than absolutely necessary.?
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>(I am *not* into the idea that children be forced to "try" foods that they really don't want, or that they be forced to clean their plates.)?>>
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>I agree exactly with you on how to handle it.
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>What I don't agree with is that if we do it this way we are guaranteed to end up with a child who?has a good palate and is willing to try new foods.? I think there may well still be some kids who will still be food wimps :-)? At least when they are 4.? Who knows what he'll be like at 16?
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Well... it's hard to say.  There are probably some kids who will turn 
out to be fussy eaters no matter what.  But the result of excessive 
indulgence of food whims *does* seem to be ongoing fussiness in adulthood.

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Antonia di Benedetto Calvo

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