Erika Bonham dot com

October 13, 2007

Ethan is a snacky kid. He loves snacks. I try to give him healthy options, but he (of course) prefers the things that aren’t so good for him. I really don’t keep a lot of things that are terribly bad in the house, but I only want him eating so many crackers or fruit snacks or yogurts a day. Anyway, I tried to explain to him that it is important to eat healthy food and choose healthy snacks, not junk. That’s exactly what I said, “junk”. Now instead of asking for a snack, he says, “mommy, I want junk.” I can see our talk really got to him. I guess I will just have to continue to say no and force him to forgo a snack or eat a banana.

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