Interesting programme which flagged up some 'concerns' I already had about my three year old son. I am one of those people who love food and comfort eat, but I try to control it otherwise I could eat all day and be the size of an elephant. My son, I've noticed, also likes to eat for reasons other than hunger - for example if he is bored or likes to eat when sitting down to watch a DVD. I have no problem with this, he is very slim anyway, and I thought the idea at this age, was to get them to eat as much as possible. But, this programme made me think, is he devoloping bad eating habits (which he may have picked up from me - either by example or genetically) by eating when he is not actually hungry?
He eats healthily by the way, (although that's not really the point) occassional treats but most snacks are fruit, veg, or Organix snacks.