Last week the question was posed about whether you (or anyone you know, wink, wink) served separate meals for picky child eaters. Only thirty five percent said that they were sticklers for having kids eat whatever was put in front of them, while a combined fifty one percent said either themselves or someone they knew made an exception for picky eaters.

As for myself, I admit that when the Munchkin was a toddler, I would not make him eat what we were eating, but now that he is older and his palate is maturing, I make sure to make meals that everyone can eat. I just felt that certain battles weren’t worth fighting, and he is always willing to taste something, and I feel that is about as much as I can expect. I don’t know any adults that regularly eat food they don’t like, so why would I expect that out of my child?

As for today, I’ve got a question about something that came up in conversation with my sister the other day. The Munchkin has a DSi, and was playing Professor Layton and the Curious Village. He was having trouble with one of the riddles, and when neither of us could figure it out, I went ahead and looked up the solution on the internet. My sister considers that to be tantamount to teaching him that cheating is OK. What do you think?