Parents use the TV and games consoles to get kids to get their veg, study finds

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Parents use the TV and games consoles to get kids to get their veg, study finds
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PARENTS are persuading their children into eating healthily by rewarding them with extra time on a games console, eating in front of the TV and a later bedtime. A study of 1,000 mums and dads of ch…

8. Letting them eat in front of the TV12. Letting them have my mobile phone to play a game/ watch videos

13. Letting them off with doing house chores e.g. tidy their room/ clear their plate away after meal time15. Letting them watch a TV show/ series they’ve not be allowed to17. Letting them watch their tablet while they eat19. Letting them choose how to spend the weekendCommon problems mums and dads have faced when trying to feed their family healthily include children handpicking ingredients out of meals and tantrums .

Despite their fussiness, children’s favourite vegetables were found to be carrots, peas and broccoli.

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