Moms Talk: Getting Kids to Eat

Some kids just won't eat the food we'd like to see them eating—the stuff we know will help them grow up healthy.

As parents, we've all been there, watching our kids pushing around the peas or corn with their fork while reluctantly nibbling on a piece of chicken.

If it's not a peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich or a hot dog, many kids just don't want anything to do with it.

For younger children, sometimes making eating a fun activity by playing silly games, such as pretending the food is being delivered via a fork or spoon airplane, will work.

This doesn't work with your 6-year-old, as I'm sure you've found out.

So, Patch asks: What can you do to get children to eat the food you want them to eat?

Do you find its best to make your children eat the meals you prepare for everyone else?

Or do you cater to their personal food likes? If so, why? 

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