Passing bowls family-style teaches daycare kids to respond to hunger cues, fights obesity
Tuesday, January 14, 2014 - 14:00
in Psychology & Sociology
When children and child-care providers sit around a table together at mealtime, passing bowls and serving themselves, children learn to recognize when they are full better than they do when food is pre-plated for them, reports a new study of feeding practices of two- to five-year-old children in 118 child-care centers.