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by Gideon on February 22nd, 2007
No. Children's appetites vary and aren't the same as adults. And I've always been more of a consequences person than a punishment person. If the child doesn't want to eat and gets hungry later, he'll learn to sit and eat eventually. Children don't starve from not finishing their plate.
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Great answer.
by DavidHume on February 22nd, 2007
Exactly! They won't starve. If they are hungry, they will eat.
by Jenniferocious on February 22nd, 2007
I starved i would not eat some think i didnt like!!!
by pagan-babe on February 22nd, 2007