My husband doesn't know how to pick his battles with our 7 yos on.Meal times at our house are a nightmare! Little things like him wanting to use a spoon for his mashed potatoes or not wanting to eat mixed foods drive my husband insane. Instead of letting it go at the time and praising our son the next time he does it the "right way" (for lack of a better term) he insists on forcing him to do it that way at that moment until our son is crying and refusing to eat.