Game Play – in this case games are used inappropriately, in an attempt to get the child to consume the amount of food the adult wishes

As a result, mealtimes become “battle zones”, reducing the pleasure of eating and bringing feelings of repulsion. In this situation, the adult is transmitting to the child the message that his/her internal sensation of being full is not relevant, which ent of adequate self-control (8,27) . Continue reading → Coercion and punishment – consists of exaggeratedly forcing the child to eat