Question

1. Why should children not be forced to clean their plates?

2. MLO9 Why should a child not be rewarded with dessert or sweets?

Answer 1

Answer

Its not only about the cleaning plates but children should not be forced to do anything, anything by force might not be good.

A new research found cleaning plates may not be good idea as children tend to become overweight and obese because it may gravitate towards sugary foods and snacks

The activities like cleaning their plates as a punishment will force them to overeat and develop distasteful towards nutritious foods

Answer

The child should not be rewarded with desserts and sweets. forcing the children to overeat will teach them to ignore their bodies

Rewarding with desserts and sweets will make the child to eat foods that are high in sugar, fat. It can interfere with the child's natural ability to regulate their eating, it also encourages them to eat even they are not hungry for the sake of bribe. It also leads to conditions like cavities and obesity