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RE: ADSactly Fun - How to Train Your Parents at Mealtimes

in #life7 years ago (edited)

This is an awesome and funny post @hopehuggs. Kudos. :)
While applying those rules, you should be careful
For parents here is what i think and how i was raised up. The thing is parents control the supply lines. They decide which foods to buy and when to serve them. Though kids will pester their parents for less nutritious foods, adults should be in charge when deciding which foods are regularly stocked in the house. Kids won't go hungry. They'll eat what's available in the cupboard and fridge at home. If their favorite snack isn't all that nutritious, you can still buy it once in a while so they don't feel deprived.
From the foods they offer, kids get to choose what they will eat or whether to eat at all. Kids need to have some say in the matter. Schedule regular meal and snack times. From the selections you offer, let them choose what to eat and how much of it they want. This may seem like a little too much freedom. But if you follow what i said in the first paragraph, your kids will be choosing only from the foods you buy and serve.
Food preferences are developed early in life, so offer variety. Likes and dislikes begin forming even when kids are babies. You may need to serve a new food a few different times for a child to accept it. Don't force a child to eat, but offer a few bites. With older kids, ask them to try one bite.
Thank you very much. I appreciate your effort in writing, it was a beautiful piece. Great message
What an awesome society this is. Thanks @velimir for inviting me, i have no regrets. Privileged to be here. Not everyone has that access to great content.

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Yes, strategies definitely change with age. It is my mission at the moment, to try and get them to like cherry tomatoes, but it ain't happening yet.

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