Dd has only just started reception so I'm new to all this, but she often comes home with 'clean plate award' stickers, and I'm a bit unsure about how I feel about this. I have always avoided forcing my children to clear their plates, or doing the whole 'if you finish your dinner you can have pudding' thing. I believe children can regulate their own appetites and will eat what they want/ need. However, I am also very lucky to have two dds who eat well and aren't fussy.
Stickers are an enormous incentive to most children and I feel a bit uncomfortable about putting this pressure on them to finish their meals, especially with all the worries about childhood obesity etc.
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To feel uncomfortable about school giving stickers for finishing dinner?
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chaosisawayoflife · 22/10/2012 20:23
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