Sometimes, indulgence is also a form of discipline

Snacks refer to foods other than three meals a day, such as various pastries, drinks, candies, fruits, bread, etc. It can be said that most children like to eat snacks. Parents\’ attitudes towards their children\’s snacking include those who resolutely say no for fear of affecting three meals a day, and others who believe that \”eating is better than not eating\”, but more parents are on the fence. Cautious attitude. So can children be allowed to eat snacks? Should snacks be limited? I have a refusal attitude in this regard. My children don’t eat well. If they eat a bunch of snacks, they won’t even move the staple food. Therefore, all the snacks at home are placed in the wall cupboard in the kitchen, which is out of reach even for small children. Occasionally, he would take it out if he needed to reward it. A few days ago, I went to my cousin\’s house to play. She also had a little girl at her house, so I took my child with me. This trip was amazing, I found that her snacks were all sorted and placed within the child’s reach! What surprised me even more was that when her little girl passed by the snack box, she didn’t even look at it and didn’t even reach out her hand. Instead, my son rushed over and stood beside me like a hungry wolf, his eyes wide open. If he hadn\’t been told not to mess with other people\’s things, he would have jumped into the pile of snacks! I asked my cousin: \”How do you educate your children! It\’s amazing!\” Unexpectedly, my cousin said: \”My family always prepares snacks. If the children want to eat, they can get them by themselves. We don\’t care much about it, and they don\’t feel the same.\” Influence children\’s eating.\” Before leaving, my cousin gave my son a bag of snacks. My son\’s happy look suddenly made me think that I might as well give this method a try. Just in case, I went home and looked up information on this aspect, and found that this educational method actually makes some sense. Why can’t children say no to snacks? The next day I went to prepare a large bag of snacks, which were all my son’s favorites. The past few days were the same as before. I ate piles of snacks and couldn\’t eat any food, which made me suspect that I had done something wrong. However, after three or four days, I found that my son began to eat normally, but he stopped eating snacks. In fact, the reason is very simple, he started to get tired of it. It\’s like an adult suddenly taking a long vacation. Although the freedom seems very comfortable at first, after a while we will start to feel bored and \”satisfied\”. For children, snacks are very precious when the supply is limited, but rice is \”not precious\”. After enjoying this \”excessive freedom\”, the stimulation caused by excessive oil and sugar is neither precious nor new to children, and certainly not attractive. Eating will naturally return to normal. At the same time, I don’t have to be strict about his snacks because I don’t need to. What should parents do? Not all snacks are suitable for children. After the initial \”indulgence period\”, parents will start to choose snacks for their children. Let’s be clear: not all snacks are harmful! In addition to snacks such as potato chips and lollipops that are not good for children\’s health, there are many snacks that are beneficial to children\’s growth. When choosing snacks in the supermarket, an important skill that parents need to learn is to read the ingredient list! The ingredient list looks like this: The ingredient list is generally arranged in order of content., that is to say, the ingredients located closer to the front have higher contents. Among these ingredients, there are two that are more harmful: 1. Hydrogenated vegetable oil also has a name called trans fatty acids. Eating more of them affects children\’s development, causes obesity, etc. 2. Too much phosphoric acid and phosphate are harmful to children. They mainly hinder the absorption of nutrients such as iron, zinc, calcium, and magnesium, and increase the risk of osteoporosis and kidney stones. A tip when shopping for snacks: the simpler the ingredient list, the better. A shorter ingredient list means fewer additives. Purely natural food is the most beneficial to human health. On the other hand, snacks with a long list of ingredients are a huge health threat. But at the same time, simple ingredients may also affect the shelf life of food. Natural ingredients generally have a shorter shelf life, so you should eat them as soon as possible.