It wouldn’t be my choice to have home made dippers one weekend and fish fingers the next but when my son puts in requests for meals, I make sure he gets them as soon as possible. In overcoming his picky eating, it is good for him to have some control, from time to time, over what we eat as a family. Acting on his requests also encourages him to do it more often and if he asks for something I generally know he’s going to eat it. With Christmas week approaching, there’s going to be plenty of food which is out of his comfort zone so it is good to give him plenty of what he likes before and after.