Key points

Custody issues regarding food conflict often stem from control issues and communication breakdowns.

Prioritize your child's emotional stability over achieving perfect nutrition.

Consider establishing healthy food rules or creating a nutrition agreement with your co-parent.

Inspiring relationship confidence with your co-parent is more important than your kids’ healthy diet.

Parenting inherently involves managing a child’s environment—but when it comes to food, the impulse to control can easily tip into micromanagement. Source: Helena Lopes / Unsplash

From disagreements about sugar intake to debates over vegan diets or fast food, the question of what children should eat and how much control parents should exert often becomes a flashpoint between divorced co-parents.

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