"Finish your plate." This is a phrase that was commonly heard at the dinner table when I was back at home. There are two reasons that this command was said: 1. My sisters and I had served ourselves too much and were feeling too full to eat the rest. 2. There was something on the plate that we didn't like and we were trying to avoid it.
When the phrase is being said for the former explanation, I do not think it is good advice. The positive lesson it taught me was to be careful about how much I served
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Teen Perspective: “Finish your plate.”
May 13th, 2011 Posted by Louise | Eating, Health, Learning, Teen Perspective, Teens
It started in Chicago under the pretense of protecting children. Who doesn’t want our children to be protected? The only problem is, the school district wants to protect your children from… your cooking.
Several schools – public, taxpayer funded schools - have implemented a policy banning bag lunches. Apparently you are not to be trusted to provide your child with a nutritionally sound lunch. If left to your own devices, the school board reasons, you will send your child to school with an extra-caffeinated cola, two pounds of sugar, a lump of dry poison, and a
Several schools – public, taxpayer funded schools - have implemented a policy banning bag lunches. Apparently you are not to be trusted to provide your child with a nutritionally sound lunch. If left to your own devices, the school board reasons, you will send your child to school with an extra-caffeinated cola, two pounds of sugar, a lump of dry poison, and a
Several years ago, my child introduced me to a new “friend.” This friend’s name? Pediculosis, a.k.a. head lice. I must admit, I was taken aback. I never had head lice as a child, and I don’t remember any friends having it either. Why, I lamented, would my child catch it?
After educating myself about this tiny insect, I wasn’t nearly as upset. I found out that anyone can end up with a case of head lice. It affects both sexes, all ages, and it cuts across all economic levels. Even
After educating myself about this tiny insect, I wasn’t nearly as upset. I found out that anyone can end up with a case of head lice. It affects both sexes, all ages, and it cuts across all economic levels. Even
A new study published in the March issue of the Journal of Pediatrics suggests that the first months of a baby’s life may set the stage for the development of obesity in childhood. What the study found is significant: babies who are given formula and who begin eating solids before they are four-months-old are more likely to be heavy by the age of three.
Researchers came to this startling conclusion after they followed 800 babies for a period of three years. They found that those that were given formula and solid food before the four month mark tended
Researchers came to this startling conclusion after they followed 800 babies for a period of three years. They found that those that were given formula and solid food before the four month mark tended
When I was a boy – many, many years ago – I had bronchitis. It was painful and draining and generally no fun. I still remember my mother saying to me, “I’d take it for you if I could”. It was a nice sentiment, but I couldn’t really understand how a person could wish such an unpleasant thing upon themselves for someone else’s sake.
Fast forward thirty plus years, and I’m a dad with a nine year-old son of my own. He is currently entering his third week of being down with double pneumonia. The same son, for those who’ve
Fast forward thirty plus years, and I’m a dad with a nine year-old son of my own. He is currently entering his third week of being down with double pneumonia. The same son, for those who’ve
