Biological reasons for why children hate vegetables
January 13, 2010 12:30 AM EST (Updated: January 13, 2010 01:36 AM EST) views: 1829 | 9 people recommend this | comments: 39
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It seems to be a pandemic, every generation of parents have frustrated themselves to no avail, as many children just do not like vegetables. My son would never eat vegetables. I tried everything I could to get him to eat them and he just wouldn’t budge.
In those days which was over 30 years ago, I could get away with threatening a beating, which or course I did not follow through with. I also threatened that he would not get dessert, no TV, and to early bed. These threats I did follow through with but my son would not budge, he just would not eat vegetables.
I read all the books I tried all the suggestions, the most recent theory at the time was to gradually introduce the vegetables giving the child just a taste. I followed through. I gave my son just a few mushrooms on his plate and I said he just had to eat one. That way he had a bit of pride left to him, he did not have to eat a whole plate of