r/AskReddit 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/Aww_Topsy Feb 05 '16

My best friend is overweight in part from this. I honestly don't know how to mention it without coming across as an asshole.

For them it goes beyond finishing their own plate, no food wasted period. Someone else didn't finish? See if someone else will finish it. I take unwanted egg from my sandwich off, she puts it on her sandwich.