Are You Teaching Your Child Bad Eating Habits?

I agree with you parents must be very carefull and thanks for at least putting up this discussion so that sensible parents will have a deep thinking and implement their innovation on the above subject

No I have taught my Children good Eating Habbits and I can take them anywhere, even as Children they knew how to behave. I could take them to Restaurants and to any public Olace to eat.

none of my three boys are fat I am so glad to say ( I am cuddly as you know )when I was little my mum used to tell me I had to eat everything on my plate because there were some people in the world who had nothing to eat and I should appreciate that . If I were good I got a reward , usually Sweet's I had a brilliant mum ( still have ) but that was the way then , I never tell my grandchildren to finish what they have as I now think it is good to know when you have had enough xx

oh you are so right in this post. we do it without even thinking.i know i yak about losing a half a stone to my daughters who are at an impressionable age . it is very foolish of me . howver i am a very healthy eater and i do tell them that starving themselves will destroy their bodies longterm. i also tell them i will give up eating junk in order to lose that few pounds, not starve myself.i know i shouldnt even mention it in the first place , its just so easy to say the wrong thing in front of kids.

no way , no one wants to do so my friend

No, I never taught my children bad eating habits, either in what they ate, or in their manners. However I am appalled at the lack of manners on display in public these days. How can you teach a child today not to talk with their mouths full, when they see it on TV and in films all the time? I've always said that food must be cut up so that the portion fits into your mouth, the other day I was in a restaurant and an adult (in his twenties) put some food in his mouth, but it was hanging out till he bit it and it fell back on his plate. Gross! Put me off my own meal. Chewing with your mouth open is another one that seems to have fallen by the wayside. Believe me, I have NO interest in seeing what you are masticating! Nutrition and healthy eating seem to have fallen out of favour for fast foods and unhealthy rubbish. All in the name of instant gratification and convenience. Nobody seems to want to eat real home-cooking any more. Fruit? What's that? Vegetables? You mean chips and mushy peas? Arrrrrrrgh!!

I have always taught my kids to eat healthy and i do to the only problem being is that i only eat when i`m ungry and thats where the problem is as that may only be once every three days but thats how i have been for years ,Ever since i was first diagnosed with coliac disease i was so sick of feeling sick all the time that i worked out i felt better if i didn`t eat and i have been that way eversince

since we were young my parents teach us to eat in a very good manner, specially when we are outside our house, and with guest, coz this is the way it will reflect what you are inside you as a person.

I posted a question about how to get my daughter to eat healthier a bit back--- This one hits home... I try to eat great! But there are times when I eat junky-- wings, pizza. etc. We don't diet or binge eat... But I am always saying you have to make healthy food choices and then sometimes I don't. It's easy right-- Keep the food out of the house- Most nights at least 6 out of the week- we sit down to a great planned meal- veggies, meat, salad.. but we order out 1 and have greasey food- wings, mozz. sticks, etc... This is a great post!

i don't have kids

I try to eat healthily around my kids to show them a good example. If I am going to eat dessert or chocolate I have it after they have gone to bed so they don't know that I am having it. However it is unusual for me to do this. I like to be healthy as well.

I know this is very true but must admit I am quilty. I have the worst eating habits in the world and have passed them on to my children, my youngest particularly. We eat when we want: not on a schedual, we eat what we want: not always healthy.

Your words're really helpful.Thank you!

I guess it is true that children follow their parents' lead. After all, who else would they look up to - if not their primary caregivers. Eating is an important social skill and can be acquired if parents make it a habit to sit down and eat together at scheduled times, provide a healthy varied diet but at the same time let children be independent. Let them dictate their hunger and food preferences. I worry about my daughter (who is 16 months old) who grows in and out of food fads, ferocious appetites and sudden attachments to her bottle. Motherhood can be a little confusing but turns out there is no A-Z enclyclopedia on how to do it! Makes things harder...

watch what you say and do around your kids, they pay attention to everything.

why does parents teach their own children bad eating habits i think that no parent will do so because no parent wants their child to be spoiled

Thanks for that alarming news and situation prevailing nowadays. I myself am not married as yet but this information can help me also and also would be helpful to me in future.. We can see a lot of erratic eating habits which are resulting into various disorders like obesity or low nutitional disorders. So this matter is to be looked upon in a serious manner and a wholesome food should be made available specially to chldren to ensure a balanced growth..

well right now my son is almost 5 months old, and he eats his baby food and drinks juice and formula, but as soon as he starts eating with me and my husband we are changing. i have actually started changing already. i eat way less junk food and have a no soda rule in my house. all we have to drink is juice, water, flavored water, milk, and tea. i am glad to see that fast food resturants are now offering more healthier foods like apple slices and milk or yorgut and juice.

i love fast food. however i don't eat it often. people are fat more by genetics than by their food choices, but eating right is important for other factors. looking at me, you wouldn't know how i eat. i've a lousy genetic profile and the meds i take to survive makes the problem worse. however, my parents taught me well.

I think I never teaching the child bad eating habits