Comments on: What Not to Say to a Kid About Food

By: Lisa C

Lisa C — Fri, 01 May 2009 20:45:30 +0000

Toooo funny, and not all in a hahaha kinda way..lol.. Just one more thing we can all do wrong… lol..

BTW swingin’ by to thank you for being a top dropper… :O)

By: melissa

melissa — Fri, 01 May 2009 01:21:34 +0000

oh, i’m a bad, bad mommy. someone should have stopped me from having kids. bad. bad. mommy. come to think of it…
my parents sucked too…
the clean plate club. if you don’t eat your meat, how can you have any pudding…
sigh.
i’m a product of my environment.

By: The Lawyer Mom

The Lawyer Mom — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:48:24 +0000

Darn. I was just about to try "there are starving kids in Africa who have to crawl naked, up hill, at night, in the snow, to get their green peas." Guess I'd better re-think that strategy. The Lawyer Mom’s last blog post..True *&@#!% Crime

By: Darla

Darla — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:40:04 +0000

The thing about the Africa deal...most kids (especially little little ones) can barely tell you what's two states over, let alone comprehend WTH Africa is. I will say to my so -- c'mon let's eat!! If he's laughed let's say...oh 6.35 minutes straight. He gets the giggles and can't stop. Darla’s last blog post..Sofa Tables

By: themother

themother — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:05:09 +0000

I tend to let my kids eat when they’re hungry, too. The downside is, once they learn to use the kitchen, you don’t have any control over WHAT they eat unless you toddle in after them and play policeman.

I figure, by the teens, they know what their bodies need and can make choices. Same way I feel about homework and driving–teach them, and let them go. Studies actually show that noshing throughout the day is a healthier choice than three big meals, anyway.

By: stepiphany

stepiphany — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:51:05 +0000

I didn't follow the link either, but I was arguing with the same points as you while reading your summary. Maybe I'll read the article later. So far so good with my kids and their relationship to food. I have worried a lot that I would pass on my own issues, but I've tried to keep it as much a non-issue as possible. I would think the one thing I would never say is "Please eat!". They'll eat when they're hungry, as long as parents don't give in and desperately cater to their perverse little kid palates. stepiphany’s last blog post..Perfecting Public Humiliation

By: ck

ck — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:40:02 +0000

I love that you made it okay not to follow the link. Because sometimes I'd rather ship leftovers to Africa than follow a link to yet another site. (Even though I link in my posts...) And something tells me, as well-written and "argued" as she might have made her points, yours were much funnier. And, you know, REAL. ck’s last blog post..on-site training

By: The Dental Maven

The Dental Maven — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:58:04 +0000

I didn’t see any references in the Psychology Today Blog article, probably because there are none. Despite all the weirdness’s in The Maven household – The Maven’s 8 year old son appears to have a “healthy relationship with food.” This is one I’m not getting worked-up over.

By: Bantering Blonde

Bantering Blonde — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 04:31:25 +0000

This is both interesting and funny! I'm all about bribery when it get my kids to try different foods, I know for sure there are things they eat only because they actually tried it when there was a chocolate sugary carrot dangled in front of them! I'll have to mull the others but food issues are stressful! Bantering Blonde’s last blog post..Paula Abdul ~ Make it a Virgin?

By: themother

themother — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 04:30:33 +0000

In poor Dr. Minich’s defense, I will point out that “No laughing at the dinner table” was one of her things NOT to say. That was one of the ones I agreed with.