Are You Unknowingly Turning Into the Parent You Promised You’d Never Be?
After all, parenting – like personal branding – is about authenticity and alignment with our core values.
3) You’re enforcing the clean plate rule
Did you grow up in a home where meals couldn’t end until every last morsel on your plate was eaten? This “clean plate” rule, a wartime relic aimed at preventing food waste, has been passed down through generations.
Despite its good intentions, this approach can inadvertently teach kids to ignore their body’s signals for fullness and overeat. Today, child nutrition experts recommend allowing children to decide when they’ve had enough to eat.
