Originally Posted by Floridama
Not really trying to accomplish anything. That is how we were brought up. Our families are southern, blue collar, low-middle class.

Gotcha. To me this kind of thing made a lot more sense when food was scarcer and we saw less prevalent problems with problems like obesity and diabetes. Now I think it makes more sense to work with kids to learn to listen to their bodies and not force food when they aren't hungry. Obviously, that isn't say "aw sweetie you want ice cream sundaes for every meal".