Children and Eating

Did anyone watch that documentary called My Child Won't Eat last night? I only watched a bit of it because there was something on the other side I wanted to watch but I couldn't believe that some kids are so extreme. I'm sorry if this offends anyyone and I suppose it's "alright for me" because my 3 are mostly good eaters but I like to think that's because I've always given them a varied diet. I don't understand how any parent can let their child eat just chocolate and wotsits or drink just milk or eat just MacDonalds. Surely if the child is not given any other options, they will eventually be hungry enough to eat? I know the tantrums the children had are hard to cope with, but isn't that our job as parents to cope with it?

Would love to hear from parents of "extreme" fussy eaters like this. My 3 have their moments - my 9 year old can't abide mushrooms and my 4 year old won't touch any kind of salad but that's about it. They will eat anything else I give them. In fact, they will very rarely eat takeaways! I'm not perfect, I do use frozen veg and fish fingers etc, My brother in law who lives in Germany says his 16 year old daughter is so thin because she is a fussy eater but when she comes to visit, she eats everything I put in front of her - and asks for more! I'm trying not to preach here, I'm just trying to understand.

On the other end of the scale, on Living or something last night there was a documentary about obese children. There was an 8 year old on there who weighed 8.5 stone. I think parents of these children should get nutrition classes because they obviously just don't have the knowledge of what healthy eating and exercise means.

I hope I haven't offended anyone but this subject really interests me because I love my food and so do my children! Would love to hear anyone's thoughts, even if you disagree.

Don't sweat the small stuff. It will make you stinky.

Edited 5 months ago