Then, you can make decisions that make sense. Those three things happen in the first three years and really happen from parents who feel good about themselves. I think the only way you do that is into the waste basket. Anytime you get into a struggle with a child over food you're going to lose one way or another. You set up problems in the future.
Food ought to be really fun.
One of the things parents need to do today is make every meal an exciting family event. Really, what children need is a pint of milk, two ounces of protein with iron, fruit, and I use a multivitamin so they don't have to worry about vegetables. My children are 2 and 4 and are sleeping on the floor in our bedroom. We really feel they would sleep better in their own rooms. Obviously they have fostered co-sleeping . . .