Up On My Soapbox

I enjoy watching little kids eat. They don't have eating disorders. They nibble. They eat some now and want more later. It doesn't fit into our lifestyle though. We want them to eat ALL THEIR FOOD (we tell them that they won't get more later). We are irritated when we have cleaned up after a meal and they are hungry again a couple of hours later.

We try to distract them with food and try to get them to stop fussing or crying by offering them something to eat.

When you're "good" you get a piece of candy. Hmmm ... the beginning of rewarding ourselves with something sweet.

I really like the fact that fast food places are giving parents choices of alternatives to french fries. Wow! You can teach your children when they are still young that having a hamburger does not automatically mean you have to have fries too!