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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The more you restrict, the more he will hide.

Kids who never get junk food are the ones who binge at my house. They are the kids who inhale 5 slices of pizza because they never get it. Example, DD made cupcakes last weekend and we still have 15 of the 24 on the counter.

She and her friend made sugar cookies over Xmas break and that friend, who isn’t allowed sugar or junk at home, ate EIGHT cookies once done. She then took more home to try to hide them from her parents.

Having junk in the house and using it as a teaching tool to make smart choices is more effective IMO. [/quote]

It’s not like we never have junk food, but we don’t keep it in the house if we can help it. We have pizza once about every 2nd or 3rd week, and we frequently take DS for a cheeseburger after sports competitions, where he sometimes also orders a shake (his choice every time). We have a total ban on soda, but DS often orders lemonade when we dine out. Every few weeks, DS and I make cookies and each of the kids can put one in his/her lunch every day til they’re gone. And it’s not like we’re having mung beans and sprouts the rest of the time. We have meals that DS enjoys (based on both his self-report and usual consumption). We also almost always have leftovers, so it isn’t that he’s not getting enough to eat. [/quote]

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