Its much more than just not forcing to finish, it that’s where it starts. Inthibk for me it clicked when I started doing it and was still in the jabit s I had learned as a kid to finish your plate and I was telling elder kid at 5 to do ish his chips (fries). It occurred to me that I didn’t want him particularly to eat the fries. It was just bad habit.
Friends and strangers are shocked when my youngest who has a sweet tooth declines cake or ice cream when not hungry.
The concept is that by restricting it, it becomes a forbidden fruit kind of thing to consume when available. Making it more available (but still maintaining control of when and how much) allowsnthem to eat intuitively when needed. Also to never look at their nutrition through the lens of one meal but over a week. If they font eat their carrots today but have had plenty of fruit and vegetables over the last week, why stress?
Got field work, again, this morning - so about to run off to help folks find dirt to sample. No, that's not a metaphor, that's entirely literal. Then running to the elementary school cause it's time for picnic with parents.
Me, up the stairs: "Are you changed yet, do you want breakfast?"
Child A: "I didn't know if I should put pants or socks on next, so panicked and took my t-shirt off by accident, and am now I'm undressed again."
I watched the latest episode of Acapulco on AppleTV+ last night and they were talking about "old school" movie transitions like fades and wipes and I had to think really hard about those no longer being used due to technology. They are only used now to simulate the old effects.
Reason number 467 to transport your young kid around on a bike: instead of having to haul them, against their will, all the way back to the car at the end of a playground session, the transportation can come to exactly where they are and you can just scoop them up #BikeTooter#cycling#bike#parenting
This was the 32nd most popular girl's name in the U.S. in 2015, and then plummeted to rank 603, with parents in Germany even going to court in 2022 to have their daughter's name changed. The name, of course, is Alexa. Here, Parents.com looks at the children's names that are falling out of favor because of technology and pop culture.
But like so many parents & work from home spouses.... I'm apparently irreplaceable & I have MORE work & responsibilities today than on an average day. 😭
Oh the luxury to be able to "call in sick" and go back to bed. What does that even feel like??
@syntaxseed the worst part of being a parent: there is just no time off. No sick leave, no annual leave, and most especially no paternity/maternity leave 😁
And when I complain to my parents about it, they tell me that you don’t even get to retire…
Akimbo Attack: hits 4 different targets at the same time. Damage 1d6 each.
Compass of Comfort: toddler spins horizontally, with head and feet striking in cardinal directions. Some of those directions are the attending parent's chin, stomach, and private parts.
Rotisserie Escape: twisting out of restraints while twirling.
Projectile V: bonus action, ranged attack. Always catches the target flat-footed and prone.