Do you force your kids to eat food they don't like? Or did your parents force you to eat food you didn't like?

Question

My mom makes me eat eggs and drink milk every day. It's so gross that I puke when I get out of the house.

Answer 1

Yes, my parents did. Funny how as an adult there are things you'd rather die than eat, that really aren't that bad, just because they were forced upon you as a child.

I don't force my child. I'm fortunate in that she's a good eater, and there are very few things she won't eat (mushrooms, hot/spicy foods, visible onions). If she tries something new and doesn't like it, but eats the rest of her dinner, I'm a happy mom.

Answer 2

Is she FORCING you or serving you eggs and milk because they are a great source of nutrition for your growing body?? I suspect the latter.

More worrying is the fact that you are throwing up afterwards. Look up the term BULLIMIC in the dictionary / on the net and you will soon see that you are travelling down a very narrow path that will get you into trouble.

I don't know how old you are but it sounds pretty childish to deliberately rid yourself of something just because your mum wants you to eat it. Sounds like teen rebellion gone mad.

You need to sit down with your mum and have a conversation - show her how reasonable and adult you can be and then she may well compromise. I'm betting that this would be a better approach than her finding you barfing behind the house . . . .

Answer 3

I was never forced to eat anything, although I was always encouraged to try. To be honest, there was very little I didn't like. I have never been a fussy eater.

My daughter is quite fussy, but I try to encourage her to try new things, or try things again that she didn't like a while back - often she'll find she likes it now. Tastes change and develop, so it's always worth trying again.

If you really hate eggs and milk, you shouldn't have them. It's wrong to force food that is clearly hated onto children. If a child really doesn't like it, then it should be accepted. I think it can be quite damaging to force food onto a child until it is sick. That benefits no one. Tell your mother you wont have the food any more. Does she really want you to vomit? Surely not.

Answer 4

My 4 year old is told that she has to try everything that we eat for dinner and if she really doesn't like it, then she isn't forced to eat it. Tastes in food vary from person to person and they develop as you get older.
Ask your mom if you can try a different form of protein and calcium and maybe you can get away from eggs and milk.
Try breakfast bars with yogurt on them or another form of dairy and some peanut butter on toast. Let your mom know that you don't expect her to make you some special breakfast plate, but you would like to make your own breakfast because you really don't like eggs.

Answer 5

My parents did. I don't do it to my son. You DO need these things in your diet. Maybe you can come up w/a compromise w/your mom. Think about it responsibly and then bring it up to her. Perhaps you can have scrambled eggs with cheese and vegetables like broccoli instead. Thereby fulfilling your protein and calcium requirements.Throw in some wheat toast and there's your fiber and iron. You could offer to make this breakfast for both of you. Put a half-glass of milk in front of you and sip it as you eat...you'll be showing your mom that you're responsible enough to control your diet.

Answer 6

With me it was satan's bogies, also known as the round green nasty that is a pea!

As kids do, I was going though my 'I don't like this' phase over peas. i was made to sit there and eat them until they were gone. I can remember trying to swallow them whole and chocking on the damn things.

My sister has a good way of sorting this out. She makes her daughter a 'deal'. She will divide the food between two halves on the plate, while putting in the odd one of the offending item into half of the plate. Her daughter then has to eat the 'good' half to keep her side of the deal, but can leave the 'bad' side as her Mum's part fo the deal.

Answer 7

Mine made me eat liver and peas, til this day I cant even stand so much as to look at them. I think it is a mistake to make your kid eat something because they wont ever give it a chance. Maybe your mom is just worried about you getting your vitamins from these foods, if so see if she'll just let you take a daily vitamin and just eat something you like in the morning.

Answer 8

I think as long as they try it and they figure out they don't like that's on them.
I don't like certain foods, but I would never tell my small children that because I want them to make up their own minds.
You might want to try taking a multi vitamin so complete your source of nutrition though. Milk should be apart of your diet, if you don't like the taste, take calcium supplements. Your young and your body is changing, she's probably old fashioned and wants you to eat and be healthy at the same time. You might want to ask her about Vitamins instead, good luck.

Answer 9

I was raised. You ate what what was on the table.
If you didn't like it , then you didn't have to eat.

I can't belive that there parents out there that make special meals for each person in the family.

If you get that sick from eggs and milk it could be a health isssue.
You can always make your own breakfast.

Answer 10

Yes, my parents made me eat eggs, liver, fish, and all kinds of stuff that I had to force myself to gag down. They even made us eat the skin off of chicken!! GROSS!!!!

I do not force my son to eat stuff he doesn't like. But, I will not fix another meal just for him. If he doesn't like what I fix for dinner, he's on his own (he's 16).