I read the following in Walt Larimore\’s book \”God\’s design for the Highly Healthy Child\” and I quote

\”Many of us during our childhood days were taught or cajoledto \”clean our plates\” to finish every bit - even if we were full. Given current information I\’m sure you see the wisdom of serving smaller portions and not worrying whether your children clean their platesTeaching them to eat slowly and to stop once they begin to feel full is wise parenting.

But, you may be murmuring o yourself, if I do this, they\’ll be back in the kitchen for a snack in an hour or two.

Great! Just have healthy or nutritious snacks ready for them - a sliced apple, or peeled orange, fruit and yogurt, a soy or yoghurt shake, a whole grain snack. Leave the ready made, high fat, high sugar snacks out of the picture\”. End of quote

Hint: 

•  Develop a family culture of healthy eating,
• Eat slowly. Encourage your children to chew each bite at least ten times. Start with some fun around this.
• Only have healthy snacks around the house.
• Dont make meal times war times.
• Dont force children to finish their plates, motivate them by making the food attacktive abd child friendly.
• Encourage children to dish for themselves.
• Spend quality familytime at the table.

We can help our children to eat slowly by eating slowly ourselves.

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Parents do your children feel safe with you? If you have two, are both of them feeling that to the same measure, or is the one an \”after thought\”  Can they still sit on your lap even though they are quit big? Do they know that you will jump in the fire for them?

Or are you forever moaning and groaning at them.

Have a good weekend! Enjoy your children!

Take time this week to spend quality time with them. Have a fun event.  

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