Alan & Brenda Leonard

> I'm just trying to discuss kids and their
> ability to choose their own foods, even at age 3. We don't have to if nobody
> chooses to participate.

Mary,
I may get burned on this one, but choices to me does not extend to choosing
your own foods at an early age. Like many things, I'm sure folks with older
kids perspectives on this are probably different than mine, since my son is
5, not 15. I can easily see how this might change as a child grows older.

However, the cook chooses the food here. The cook is me, always, as at the
moment, I am the only one inclined toward kitchen duty. But since my son
left the realm of really mushy food at a year or so, he has eaten what we
eat. Options include take it or leave it. That holds true for other
children who have eaten at my house, friends and long-term visiting kids. I
don't have the resources (financial or otherwise) to stock a variety of
foods for choosing; however, if someone decides to "leave it" with a
particular food, there is usually something on the table they "take", so
nobody starves.

I can't say I've ever thought of breakfast choices (icecream or otherwise)
as related to unschooling, though! :)

brenda