> But with some types of food it's pointless. He will try them if we are insistent enough, but it makes him gag and regurgitate. Ha. That never stopped my moth

> But with some types of food it's pointless. He will try them if we are insistent enough, but it makes him gag and regurgitate. Ha. That never stopped my mother. Her approach (in the 70's mind), was, "You won't eat it your lunch? Fine, you'll get it again at dinner (cold). You won't eat it at dinner? Go to bed hungry, and you can have it for breakfast in the morning". I learned to suppress my gag reflex. My sister learned to smuggle food out in her pockets and dispose of it in the garden. Then I hit puberty and for the life of me couldn't remember why I was being so fussy. I ate everything over four meals a day. When I became a parent we both swore we wouldn't do that to our kids. We were sensitive to the fact kids often don't like strong flavours, or certain textures, and the only rule we had was, if you didn't eat a minimum of veg and fruit, you'd get no "treats" (which were always doled out in small quantities). The kids are now adults and have a good sense of what a healthy diet is.