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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you put a bunch of restrictions on food?  I think that leads to this behavior.[/quote]

Bingo. A kid sneaking food is is sign that they are being overly restricted. As the parent you need to work on your own food issues. Ellen satter is a good place to start.

The best things you can do right now:

1. Make MORE treats available to your kid so the perceived scarcity doesn’t lead to binging
2. Make a policy to never ever comment on your kids eating choices or weight.

Do the above to avoid inflicting damage as you work through your own stuff.[/quote]

We really don’t restrict anything and she definitely not deprived, unless you consider not letting her eat a cheeseburger, fries and unlimited desserts daily being too restrictive. We eat dinner at home 4-5 night per week and then order in/go out 2-3 nights. One night per week is always burger and fries and one is pizza. She has dessert 3-4 times per week. Sometimes it is just an Oreo or two, sometimes it’s more substantial. After school snacks are pirates booty, goldfish, etc. Don’t get me wrong, she has healthy stuff in there too but she is not deprived of anything.[/quote]

If you don't restrict why was she punished for eating the candy, and why was the punishment removing dessert?

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