Try this with your child !!!#healthyparenting #parenting #positiveparenting #empoweredparents

Name: Try this with your child !!!#healthyparenting #parenting #positiveparenting #empoweredparents
Uploaded: 2026-05-21T03:49:48+00:00
Duration: 1 min 25 s
Channel: Ankita B Chandak - The Indian Parent Coach
Description: The speaker shares their experience of allowing their daughter to learn about meal timing and hunger through natural consequences during their holiday in E

Ankita B Chandak - The Indian Parent Coach · 1m · transcribed May 2026

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0:00 I want to share something my husband and I tried when we were in Europe last year with our daughter for a holiday. We decided to take it easy as far as meal times go. And instead of giving her a lecture on how she should eat on time, we're in another country. We just decided that let natural consequences take over. We would tell her that hey it's better we eat as a family during a meal time and if we don't eat we have to wait for the next meal or snack time.

0:24 And a few times she rejected meals and later she got super hungry. But good options weren't available close by and she had to stay hungry. And even though it pained me to see her suffer and and wished I was carrying a variety of snacks for me to be able to save her. I also realized that this is helping her learn cause and effect. You don't eat, you get hungry. We weren't part of the equation. We were not giving any punishments to her. The result was that she started understanding her body hunger and she would eat during meal times. after she understood that food options are not always available whenever she wants in every place. So there was a lot of learning involved too. And yes, she would eat breakfast only at 10:00 a.m. But that's okay. It also helped us understand that she doesn't really feel so hungry that early in the morning. And as parents, we just jump in every time to save our children, but that doesn't help them move towards self-discipline at all. So please try natural consequences with your child this summer. But remember, safety comes

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The speaker shares their experience of allowing their daughter to learn about meal timing and hunger through natural consequences during their holiday in Europe. By not enforcing strict meal times and letting her experience hunger, they observed her developing a better understanding of her body's needs and the importance of family meals.

- The family chose a relaxed approach to meal times while on vacation.
- They allowed their daughter to experience hunger when she rejected meals.
- The parents refrained from intervening or punishing her for not eating.
- This method helped their daughter learn cause and effect regarding hunger and meal timing.
- They discovered that she didn't feel hungry early in the morning, leading to a more flexible breakfast time.
- The experience emphasized the importance of self-discipline and understanding natural consequences.
- The parents noted the need to balance allowing natural consequences with ensuring safety.