What if parents are afraid that leaving a plate will hurt grandparents’ feelings, for example?
«Food has always shown love, and that’s why we try to please someone. In reality, offending grandma is not as serious as learning about your own satiety. When food has been scarce, leaving it wasted has felt bad. We don’t live in the same situation now, and maybe future grandmas and grandpas will learn that food doesn’t have to be forced on them,» says Kolonen.
Grandparents can be told in a subtle way that cooking and setting the table is also a nice thing to do together with the child and sends a message of caring.
