Funny story:

Yesterday, Sunday, my family and I were heading to my in-laws for dinner. You have to understand that my son is the pickiest eater alive! I am not exaggerating when I say this either. He does not eat anything! Anyway, before we left my son tells me he is going to eat cereal at Grandma's house for dinner. I look at him and say "I don't think so." He turns to me, looks at me with this angry face and says "Dad, I am not talking to you about this." All I could do was laugh. Needless to say, Grandma did end up giving him cereal.

I tell you this story for two reasons. First, it's little experiences like these that make me stop and smile, and appreciate my children. Appreciate them for making me laugh, and for keeping me on my toes. When I feel overwhelmed with work, school, or whatever sometimes the kids are what changes my mood completely.

Second, I am hoping any of you out there may have some ideas of how to help a picky eater stop being so picky. I was watching Dr. Phil the other day (only because he was going to be talking about this very thing), and the only thing he said was "You have to include foods that they will eat along with foods that they don't like." Big help huh? So if there are any great ideas out there from you nontraditional students with kids, please let me know.