tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353018008401555908.post8888382923653254197..comments2012-05-07T01:29:53.144-07:00Comments on HBSE Class Parenting Blog: Eww...What's That?HBSE Spring 2012 Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09043264760049137060noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353018008401555908.post-3740987056388435022012-03-10T05:39:29.650-08:002012-03-10T05:39:29.650-08:00We use candy and junk food way too often with kids...We use candy and junk food way too often with kids. I was guilty of that as well. Once kids have been exposed to the "good stuff" they do not want to eat the healthy foods. Change is hard. It can be accomplished with baby steps. I was reading an article about trining monkeys to ride a skateboard. When a trainer teaches the monkey to ride a skateboard, they do it in small steps. They first put the skateboard in the pen with the monkey and offer the monkey a piece of mango. When the monkey touches the skateboard, they are offered another piece of mango. When the monkey sits on the skateboard, they are again offered a piece of mango. This continues until the monkey is finally riding the skateboard. The monkey may be stuffed with mango, but he had made the change that the trainer was looking for. Persistence and patience were also valuable in this training. I think this is an approach we need to take with our children. Stuff them with something good, instead of junk food, to get the results we are looking for. <br />Susan DavisHBSE Spring 2012 Classhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09043264760049137060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353018008401555908.post-32935073981426102302012-02-20T15:13:01.979-08:002012-02-20T15:13:01.979-08:00That is very good advice! I am horrible about eati...That is very good advice! I am horrible about eating healthy foods, but I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that my parents never ate healthy. I wish they would have done this for me when I was younger so maybe now it would be more appealing to me.<br />-Jordan HoweHBSE Spring 2012 Classhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09043264760049137060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353018008401555908.post-687951490324520262012-02-19T07:26:53.721-08:002012-02-19T07:26:53.721-08:00I like the approach you have taken Sammie. When I...I like the approach you have taken Sammie. When I was younger I did not have this knowlege, but I did not bribe my kids. I used a more harsh approach I suppose. I would tell them they can eat it now or they can eat it later. After having the same food for three or four meals in a row, they started eating it the first time so they could get something different. I was careful to refrigerate the food so it would stay good, but at the next meal no matter if it was breakfast, lunch, or dinner they ate the left overs. I also used the approach that if they took three good bites, they did not have to finish it. It worked! Now even as adults they do not complain about their food, they politely say, "No thanks. I don't care for any right now." - Sam DilléHBSE Spring 2012 Classhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09043264760049137060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353018008401555908.post-6512203074324667412012-02-16T09:08:33.900-08:002012-02-16T09:08:33.900-08:00Wonderful advice. You have implicitly used the soc...Wonderful advice. You have implicitly used the social learning theory - model behaviors that you want to see in your children. I am going to follow your advice and skip dessert tonight. Let's see what my sugar loving son does. <br />I think it also helps if you get children to pick their own fruits and vegetables from the fresh produce section or take them fruit picking. <br />- AeshaHBSE Spring 2012 Classhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09043264760049137060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353018008401555908.post-48872242059173428132012-02-16T06:21:55.687-08:002012-02-16T06:21:55.687-08:00Great post and such true statements! My aunt and u...Great post and such true statements! My aunt and uncle got around this behavior in their two girls by implementing what they called the 3 bite rule. The girls had to try at least 3 bites of something before they decided whether or not they liked the food given to them. This rule worked well for the girls, and they are the least picky eaters I know today.<br /><br />Katie MeehanHBSE Spring 2012 Classhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09043264760049137060noreply@blogger.com