> Don't force your kids to eat stuff they hate. We take a different approach. 1) We explain to our kids their tastebuds are different and you have to learn to

> Don't force your kids to eat stuff they hate. We take a different approach. 1) We explain to our kids their tastebuds are different and you have to learn to like some of the things that are healthy for you. Then we ask them to eat some to help learn and then then they can fill up on the rest. 2) We bury veg into food. It's amazing what you can grate into bolonaise sauce and similar and no-one knows. 3) Within reasonable bounds they don't have choice. We see some parents pander to their kids dislike. Of course the kids then learn they can refuse and get 'tasty' stuff. When kids have this option naturally they are more likely to push for the alternate and promote how bad veg etc is. To a degree restricting choice makes life easier. And generally I respect kids are different and our experience of not having issues around this can be luck of the draw, also I think some people simply don't want the extra initial effort to establish boundaries. And as a parent I feel it's our duty to fuel a developing body and mind with the best we can as this is a core foundation for life.