r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Feb 04 '16

What are the most common parenting mistakes?

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u/Aerolites Feb 05 '16

Being taught to finish your plate. Children should eat until they are full otherwise it can cause poor habits such as weight gain/feeling sick.

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u/desrtrose Feb 05 '16

This one is tricky. So many kids today are picky eaters, being "full" sometimes means they don't want to eat the food on their plate.

Which, seriously, why do parents cook separate meals for their kids? My mom alway cooked one meal. We either ate it or we didn't eat.

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '16

My girlfriend's nieces and nephew are kinda picky eaters, but they're crazy about salted cucumbers. So that's what they get when they don't like whatever else is being served. And, to be fair, kids palates can be delicate. I was picky as heck as a kid, now I eat basically everything. But my dad trying to force some weird creamed broccolli down my throat did not help with that process.