4/b - Blackmailing

"If you don't eat you won’t get your allowance!"

No child would say no to this. Instead, they will eat fast and without chewing since there is money involved as a reward. Eventually, they will realise that they will still get their allowance and this trick will stop working. On top of quickly realising your strategy, they will often come to hate the food they were forced to eat whether it was healthy or not.

Never threaten or blackmail your child. Talk to them as if they were adults and explain why regular healthy eating is necessary.

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