Why We Shouldn't Give Food Rewards to Kids

Hello and Welcome to the Redwood Wellbeing Podcast, where each week I am dedicated to supporting parents on the journey of nurturing their child's healthy relationship with food and their body image.

Through practical, everyday strategies and tips, I help you to become empowered to make a lasting difference in your child's wellbeing journey.

In this mini episode I discuss;

Food rewards being unhelpful because they;

-Encourage extrinsic motivation

-Are a form of Operant Conditioning

-Create a food hierachy instead of neutrality

-Build an emotional link to eating

-Create mixed messages

-Can decrease interest in reward-free activities

-Can undermine internal appetite cues

-Set up patterns that increase cravings