Why Smart Parents Won't Force Their Kids to Eat: Experts Explain
Many parents have adopted the parenting model of the past.
It used to be considered normal to force children to eat "even if they don't want to."
This model is, of course, not acceptable.
Why you can't do it this way
It is not worth thinking that children refuse food only because they are capricious and trying to beg for something more delicious. Sometimes a child may objectively have no appetite.
In this case, you are actually forcing your children to eat, experts warn.
This is harmful both to health and to the psyche. The fact is that as a result of such parental "practices" not quite the right relationship with food begins to develop.
Therefore, you should not force your child to eat.
When children are truly hungry, they will happily consume whatever you offer them. However, this must be a voluntary decision.
It is also important to remember that sometimes parents miscalculate portion sizes and give their children much more. As a result, problems with excess weight arise, which leads to low self-esteem.
Earlier we talked about why you shouldn’t do your child’s homework for you.
