AH HA MOMENT!

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Wow, I have AS and I acted (well I suppose I still do to a lesser extent) just like your kids when I was younger, including those specific arguments (finish the food, come downstairs), and until I just heard you comment on how ridiculous those demands were, I thought for sure it was just my mom who was the one acting irrationally. Whoops, I think I owe my mom a hug and an apology.

One thing I still don't understand though, is why it's so important to finish ALL the food on your plate. Whether you eat it or not, it still just goes to waste in the end.

coming from a poor family, we never had to be encourage too much to finish all the food on our plate.....we were hungry.............ate it whether it tasted very good or not......

for my own kids, i've tried to concentrate on getting them to recognize when they're full, eating the proper portions of food, and eating enough fruits and veggies....i never make my kids eat something they don't like. i will, however, ask them to try a taste of new foods.