Anonymous wrote:
And FWIW, my kid only has one snack because that's all he needs, not because I'm starving a hungry kid. He happens to be hungrier later in the day, so he has a big snack (basically a fourth meal) and a huge dinner late in the day, but eats like a bird for breakfast and lunch, so clearly doesn't need a morning snack.

Anonymous wrote: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!

Anonymous wrote:Ugh. This is the OP. This thread really devolved and became unhelpful. Thanks to the couple of people who answered my actual question. Glad there's a different thread now to debate the merits of Satter's methods, because that was not my question!

And FWIW, my kid only has one snack because that's all he needs, not because I'm starving a hungry kid. He happens to be hungrier later in the day, so he has a big snack (basically a fourth meal) and a huge dinner late in the day, but eats like a bird for breakfast and lunch, so clearly doesn't need a morning snack. He's literally never asked for one at home, nor ever asked for an early lunch. He just gets FOMO when the other kid he's playing with suddenly has a fistful of food on the playground. I know there are a lot of Satter followers here, so I was simply asking other people who follow a similar structure how they handle those situations.

We'll probably do it case by case out of the house, but ask that other kids in our house eat at the table. I like the tip that if he is eating out and about (like at the playground) to still have him sit and eat rather than wander with food. That seems like a good balance. So thanks to folks who mentioned that.

Anonymous wrote:Ugh. This is the OP. This thread really devolved and became unhelpful. Thanks to the couple of people who answered my actual question. Glad there's a different thread now to debate the merits of Satter's methods, because that was not my question!

And FWIW, my kid only has one snack because that's all he needs, not because I'm starving a hungry kid. He happens to be hungrier later in the day, so he has a big snack (basically a fourth meal) and a huge dinner late in the day, but eats like a bird for breakfast and lunch, so clearly doesn't need a morning snack. He's literally never asked for one at home, nor ever asked for an early lunch. He just gets FOMO when the other kid he's playing with suddenly has a fistful of food on the playground. I know there are a lot of Satter followers here, so I was simply asking other people who follow a similar structure how they handle those situations.

We'll probably do it case by case out of the house, but ask that other kids in our house eat at the table. I like the tip that if he is eating out and about (like at the playground) to still have him sit and eat rather than wander with food. That seems like a good balance. So thanks to folks who mentioned that.

Anonymous wrote:Ugh. This is the OP. This thread really devolved and became unhelpful. Thanks to the couple of people who answered my actual question. Glad there's a different thread now to debate the merits of Satter's methods, because that was not my question!

And FWIW, my kid only has one snack because that's all he needs, not because I'm starving a hungry kid. He happens to be hungrier later in the day, so he has a big snack (basically a fourth meal) and a huge dinner late in the day, but eats like a bird for breakfast and lunch, so clearly doesn't need a morning snack. He's literally never asked for one at home, nor ever asked for an early lunch. He just gets FOMO when the other kid he's playing with suddenly has a fistful of food on the playground. I know there are a lot of Satter followers here, so I was simply asking other people who follow a similar structure how they handle those situations.

We'll probably do it case by case out of the house, but ask that other kids in our house eat at the table. I like the tip that if he is eating out and about (like at the playground) to still have him sit and eat rather than wander with food. That seems like a good balance. So thanks to folks who mentioned that.