I am the mother of a child in preschool. I am always concerned about how my child is doing once I drop her off at preschool. The school doesn’t like parents to hang around because it makes the children anxious since they already have separation anxiety. But one day I decided to pick up my little girl early and watch. I saw the teachers go around and offer different types of fruit to each child. There are certain types of fruit that my child detests so I don’t make her eat what she doesn’t like. But the teacher forced her to “try it” and she cried and cried. Is it really necessary to force a child to eat fruit that she doesn’t like? Is all fruit “good for you?”
Don’t all of us have certain preferences for food throughout our lives? I don’t believe that forcing a child to try all food is a good idea. It adds stress and there’s a good chance my daughter will dislike the food even more once she’s been forced to eat it. Shortly afterward I took my child out of preschool. It wasn’t just that. She never liked preschool. I really just want to be with her and not have her go to school at such a young age but I have to work. Now I have someone come in the home while I work at home. I got a new job. I know I am a lucky parent because not everyone can work from home.