Parents play a pivotal role in the early dietary experiences within children and adolescents. The first influences act before birth in which the mother focuses on maternal nutrition and promotes optimal growth in the womb. Infants are born with a sweet tooth, general indifference for salt, and rejection of sour and bitter. Therefore, sweet flavors are easily accepted in transition to solid foods. The role of eating socialization also shapes food acceptance patterns. Children eating alone is very unusual and social eating environments illustrate the appropriate normal nerving size. Children draw from the eating behaviors of those around then and strictly enforce them. For example, if a peer doesn’t like the vegetables, neither will the kid. Children constantly eat throughout the day and it is imperative for parents to control their child’s eating preferences and intake regulation.
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