Michelle, I agree that children should not be forced to eat food they don't like. I never thought of this as child abuse before reading your article. I remember nmy parents making us feel guilty about "the starving children in Ethiopia" and our dad forcing us to eat the fatty, gristly bits on meat which we hated. It makes me feel sick thinking about it. I loved my dad but I resented him for doing this. I am a vegetarian now. Thanks for writing about this. From the comments it seems many have experienced similar struggles with food and parents.