You can lead a kid to broccoli but you can’t make him eat it. If that’s your parenting style, then scrape those untouched veggies into the garbage disposal and try again tomorrow. And dump the guilt down the drain, too. Your kids are less likely to be overweight than kids who grow up in a clean-your-plate household, according to a new study…

Kids who are allowed judicious access to the cookie jar, though, sometimes forget it’s there. And the ones who aren’t force-fed asparagus are more inclined to try it, perhaps not the first time it appears on their plates, but eventually. Given choices — and limits — kids can learn to self-regulate. The lesson for moms is that in parenting, as in dieting, moderation is the key.

Source: The Hamilton Spectator
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