What are all y'all's thoughts on this? I don't have kids, but from what I've observed, kids will eat what they see their parents eating and what choices they're given.
Ex.: I have a friend who allows his kids to eat nothing but white pasta, pizza, chicken fingers, mashed potatoes with gravy, french fries, etc. And then he's surprised that the kids are called 'picky eaters' and that he can't take them places because there's nothing on the menu for them to eat.
Ex.: My brother and SIL don't believe in coddling my nephew. He eats 'grown-up' food (unless they're splurging and having shrimp or something) and he eats what they're eating. If he doesn't like something about it that's changeable (i.e., he prefers his pasta sauce on the side, not on the pasta), they'll allow that, but he doesn't get to have something entirely different. If they're having spaghetti, he's having spaghetti.
Thoughts?
I'm gonna go with 'not my circus, not my monkeys.'