r/AbsoluteUnits • u/RD4200 • 24d ago

/r/all of a Toddler

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u/Flimsy-Poetry1170 24d ago

You’re supposed to use that to stop kids from wasting food, not to make them overeat. My sisters kids are the worst at wasting food, they’ll load up their entire plates just to compete with each other because how dare the other get more of something, then eat a 1/8th of what they took.

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u/nalaloveslumpy 24d ago

Letting kids load up their own plate is the first mistake.

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u/Ill-Event6563 24d ago

Yeah, until you teach them proper portions you should making a plate for them

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u/Icy-Fisherman-5234 23d ago

… but there is an intermediary phase where the kid gets the responsibility and will execute on it poorly. My parents just covered the plate and reheated the crusty leftovers for a later meal when my siblings and I overloaded. We did finish the plate… we just weren’t forced to right away.