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[quote=Anonymous]We follow satter and the way I always handle things like this is if, for example, we just ate lunch and grandpa hands her a donut with frosting 30 mins later, I say that looks yummy! Do you feel hungry or do you want to save that for your snack time? If kids don’t feel like the food is going to disappear they won’t feel like they MUST eat it now and they can instead consider if they are actually hungry.

Same thing with snacks from her friends after soccer. She sometimes eats them but usually runs to me and says mommy I’m gonna save this for later.

Remember you’re teaching your kid to recognize and honor their hunger so that one day when they’re outside your home environment, they will not feel out of control around foods and instead enjoy some of everything.

Virginia sole smith is a great writer on the topic of loosening up control and fear over WHAT your kids eat, and a good complement to satter for a more well rounded perspective. Subscribe to her email newsletter, it’s awesome and thought provoking![/quote]

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