[Emmesmom]

I don't usually chime in with my opinion, but, I too would back off on the forcing them to eat, or bribing them. I believe that most of these kids have so little control in their lives that they need to be able to control something, and it should probalby be what they put in their bellies (to a degree.) I too have a child who grew up eating junk food-chips were the staple of her life. I try to offer and she will sometimes be surprised by trying new things, but she will eat cucumbers, so I always have cucumbers in the fridge with french dressing. It dosen't matter to me if she eats broccoli, green beans, etc, just so her belly is full and its not totally full of chips! I also read about starting food battles with kids and how they can lead to serious food issues especially with girls. That article said that kids will basically self-regulate, they will eat better when they are hungry, not when forced to eat.