00:00Come on, sweetie. Take a little bite from Mommy, okay?
00:06But, Kevin, it's delicious. It's liver.
00:09Oh, see? Look, Kevin.
00:13Mommy's eating it.
00:14What?
00:15Yummy.
00:17Look, Kevin.
00:19Here comes the airplane.
00:22And here it comes right into the hanger.
00:26Kevin, Mommy is worried about you.
00:28You haven't had anything to eat since breakfast.
00:31This is lunch.
00:33Kevin, please don't make me anxious.
00:35Eat something. Kevin or Mommy's gonna cry again.
00:40Why don't you just hold his nose and cram the food right down his throat?
00:45Oh, no. Not you again.
00:47My rational self.
00:48Let me put you on hold for a minute here.
00:50I'm trying to feed my kids.
00:53Okay, open your mouth and close your eyes,
00:55and Mommy will give you a big surprise.
00:58You shouldn't force him.
00:59I wasn't forcing. I was just forcing, coaxing.
01:03He'll eat when he's hungry.
01:05But he's so finicky.
01:07Remember the turnips?
01:10He probably just didn't like the texture.
01:13But he has to try new foods, don't you see?
01:15Not at his age.
01:16For one thing, his taste buds aren't fully developed yet.
01:20Right?
01:20I can't stand it. I can't cope with it.
01:22He sits there. He looks.
01:24What is making you so anxious?
01:26Well, I...
01:27I...
01:28Good explanation.
01:30I worry when he doesn't eat.
01:32He's growing.
01:32He needs...
01:33He needs two ounces of protein a day.
01:36That's all?
01:37That's all.
01:38An ounce of juice, a pint of milk, some carbos, and that's it.
01:41That's a starvation diet.
01:43For you.
01:44But children need far less food than most people think.
01:47I guess I know that.
01:48But I don't act on it.
01:50So we have to merge your rational, intelligent self...
01:54Me.
01:55With the rest of you.
01:57Think the same thoughts I do.
01:59Trust your child to know his own appetite.
02:02Don't overfeed.
02:03Don't force.
02:05Be calm.
02:07Relax.
02:08Trust my child.
02:11Kevin?
02:12Are you hungry yet?
02:14Yeah.
02:15Hmm.
02:15Come on.
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