| Kids are really so easy to influence and will mimic | | | | ways to get things to work for them no matter if they |
| things that they see other people do. As a result, if | | | | are disobeying their parents or otherwise. |
| their playmates are consuming junk food most of the | | | | There can also be problems with parents since they |
| time, they will most likely do the same thing. After all, | | | | may sometimes have problems trying to figure out just |
| eating habits are something that is acquired; kids are | | | | how much is enough to feed their kids. Sometimes, |
| not born with them. And once these habits form, it is | | | | parents feed too much since they give adult sized |
| hard for anyone to change them. It is therefore | | | | portions. If a child gets fed too much, his or her |
| important for parents to make sure their own eating | | | | stomach will expand and it will be harder for him or her |
| habits are good since they will be emulated by their | | | | to get satiated with smaller portions. This will lead to |
| kids. | | | | obesity in adult hood since they will form a hard to |
| A healthy diet does not have to be a pain. It is better if | | | | break over eating habit. |
| parents focus on the pleasure of it instead of | | | | A lot of parents nowadays do not like getting through |
| threatening their kids when the veggies are left | | | | all the stress of arguing with their kids about what to |
| untouched. Sadly, modern day living leaves little time | | | | eat so they just let their kids have their way and buy |
| and patience for parents to be this focused on the | | | | from a fast food restaurant. Fast food is very popular |
| eating experience of their children. Kids are usually | | | | since not only do kids love it, it is also inexpensive and |
| very picky and may not want to try new food that | | | | easier for the parents. And this is another bad habit |
| they are unfamiliar with. What a lot of parents do is to | | | | that kids form from their younger years up to their |
| force feed their kid and this can be quite a negative | | | | adult years. Fast food to them becomes a staple part |
| experience for some children that would make it | | | | of their diet which becomes a kind of comfort food. Of |
| harder for them to try new healthier food. Some | | | | course parents are not the only people that kids |
| parents will try to bribe their kids, telling them that they | | | | emulate. However they form a very large part of the |
| will get a treat or something nice after they eat their | | | | way a kid forms his or her eating habits. Thus, if a kid |
| food. Though this technique might be effective at first, | | | | develops bad eating habits, the parent is still very much |
| in the end, kids become very manipulative and find | | | | responsible for it. |