On Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:31:55 +0100, Sacha  wrote:

>On 2009-10-16 11:10:17 +0100, "Mike.. .  ." 
> said:
>
>> Following up to Dave
>> 
>>> If they don't like what they
>>> have, why force them to eat it?
>> 
>> to get used to adult tastes? Otherwise some (the picky ones) will be doomed
>> to a shortened life of coke, pizza and chips
>
>Not really.  Introducing things at the beginning will give them the 
>idea that there are more interesting things to eat and they'll go 
>through the pizza 'n chips phase and come out the other side.  
>*Forcing* them can lead to eating disorders and an association of 
>certain foods with discomfort, unhappiness etc.  A good deal of 
>cajoling is a mistake too, IMO and I've been guilty of it.  Now I would 
>put something on the table that I know the child likes and if it won't 
>eat it after 20 minutes, lunch is over and that's it until supper time. 
> Food is a weapon that works both ways, so it's better not to make an 
>issue of it at all from the adult end.

Did you not realise that Mike Reid was just trolling then?