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Lots of good advice from the father Pelicans.
When our daughter was younger my wife and I repeatedly stated, "This is not a restaurant. This is what we're having for dinner." We had a two bite rule for everything. Beyond that we never made her eat anything... we just made it very clear that we weren't short order cooks. Passing on dinner then requesting a bedtime snack wasn't an option.
She recently turned 10 and loves Indian food, Ethiopian food, Chinese food, seafood (calamari is one of her favorites). Dinner is never a struggle. She'll sometimes state that she doesn't like something. Our reply is, "Well, you don't really HAVE to like it, but that's your dinner."
Sticking to your guns now will pay big dividends in the future for you AND the kids.
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Lee
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