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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have 3 kids — 11, 9 & 6. When they were all young  we established a routine where they ate only at designated meals or snacks, and we decided what was on offer. Snack depends on what other foods we’re having that day. So if we’re having pizza at dinner we don’t serve cheese and crackers at snack, but maybe would have apples and peanut butter or a trail mix. If breakfast was sugary we don’t have a sugary snack like granola bar or sweet yogurt. We might have grapes, string cheese and popcorn instead. I’ve been thinking for awhile the older two are getting old enough that we should start trusting them to grab snacks on their own and make decent choices. But we’ve been stuck in our old routine because I’m too busy to rethink much right now. So now in the last couple weeks we can tell someone is sneaking food — mostly sweets like snack bars and granola bars. How would you approach this? I’m thinking something like “ hey guys, we can tell you’re growing and getting hungrier and also want more choice in when to grab snacks and what to have” ... but then what’s the new rule? We don’t want them to fill up on snack food before dinner on the one hand. But on the other hand, being strict about it seems to be backfiring. Yo complicate matters, one of the older boys has had substantial constipation problems and is weaning off miralax. I Have stressed to him he must be limited with things like crackers, cheese, and sweet treats because they constipate, but he’s also a growing boy and I can’t just feed him raisins, blueberries, and salad. Help! What are your snacking rules? How much control do you have over your kids ages 9-10 and up in terms of food choices?[/quote]

It’s that a “policy” seems weird as kids get older. You have to raise kids to do the right/smart thing around food and everything else. This is the same for media/screens.  Good luck, OP. Be flexible and trust your kids. [/quote]

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