It is a big pet hate of mine when children hint for food, or worse still, ask outright for food, to strangers. I used to think it meant the children weren't being fed properly at home,or hadn't been taught good manners.
But now my 3.5 DD has started doing it. I was mortified this afternoon when my neighbour told me that my DD had went into their house and asked if they had anything for her to eat!! They thought it was funny and said she does it often!!!!
We feed her plenty, although have restricted her snacks recently as we have noticed that she is not eating her meals claiming to be full, then asking for sweets etc 10 mins later (which we don't give her). We try to stick to the rule that she can't have treats unless she makes a good attempt at her meals, although I will always offer fruit if she is insistant.
Should I ignore this Oliver Twist style begging, or can anyone recommend a good way of dealing with it???