Sitting at the table having dinner with the family is supposed to be a relaxed occasion. But if you've ever been the parent of a child under five you'll know this isn't always true.
Toddlers often test 'how far they can go' by refusing certain foods and demanding others.
Some children play with their food, complain about it, sulk over it - do everything, in fact, except eat it. Parents may also worry if children don't seem to eat enough, that they don't eat vegetables or that they demand junk food. Refusing vegetables is a phase children often go through. But keep serving them at mealtimes even though they don't eat them - this way they learn that vegetables are part of a meal. Find ways to make vegetables appealing.