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THIS IS A MUST READ...HERE IS SOME INFORMATION FOR PARENTS WHO USE FOOD AS A REWARD OR PUNISHMENT. I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING EVERYONE COULD CONSIDER. Food as Reward or Punishment Unfortunately, many families use food as a reward (e.g., a cookie for good behavior) or punishment (e.g., no dessert for misbehavior). This misuse of food can disrupt children’s natural intuitive eating ability. As author Alfie Kohn (Punished by Rewards) has shown us, these practices also tend to elevate the desirability of food that is used as a reward, and decrease the desirability of food that must be eaten to receive a reward. Food used as a source of punishment or reward sets up power struggles around eating that further interrupt the child’s natural self-regulation around eating. Do you remember ever being required to “clean your plate” before leaving the table? Such rules can lead to confusion among children between their desire to please their caregivers (or just get up and play!) and their felt sense of fullness or hunger. The “clean plate club” approach may inadvertently require children to keep eating even if they are full, lead to guilt about wasting food, or simply lead some kids to associate eating with frustration, guilt, or anger.
Posted on: Sun, 29 Sep 2013 17:03:49 +0000

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