I have never known an effective missionary to be a fussy eater.
Children must be trained to eat what is put before them. A child's world is tiny and he will test at every turn. When something is distasteful, of course, he will reject it. Although we know that "foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child", it is too easy to forget that "The rod of discipline will remove it far from him." (Proverbs 22:15) This does not always mean corporal punishment, but discipline.
While I have never been an advocate of the "Clean Plate Club", it is essential that children partake of more than the the familiar or favorite. Things must be introduced and eaten, even in tiny amounts. And eaten without making a face.
The training I received as a child has gotten me through many situations that have nothing to do with food. Firstly, the family meals are times that should be about one another. Courtesy should rule, and no one should be allowed to complain.
As a child, mealtime meant, singing together and finding out what each had done during the day. Friday nights were the nights when something bizarre would always appear on the table and I had to eat five bites. I often "lingered" for a long time.
For little ones, it is a wonderful opportunity to learn to stretch - to do things that are hard and possibly even distasteful.
Our children must learn not to be self-centered. It is not natural and has to be taught. A child who is trained in graciousness becomes an adult who is aware of others, available for others and, if filled with the Lord, puts other before himself.
It isn't about food, it is about one of the primary things in the world of a child.
How does our Heavenly Father deal with us? According to what is best for us and according to what will prepare us for heaven.
Determine to raise Soldiers of The Cross.