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By Asst. Superintendent Dr. Logan Toone

As a parent of young children, I often need to encourage my kids to eat certain foods at dinnertime.  The conversation goes something like this:

Me:   “Hey buddy, can you eat your salad?”
Child:   (Silently wonders if ignoring me will work)
Me:   “C’mon bud, we’re in a little bit of a hurry.  Eat your salad please.”
Child:   (Unwilling to give up on quiet resistance, pretends to eat his fruit and chicken — which he’s already eaten)
Me:   “Son, you need to eat your salad, it’s good for you!”
Child:   (Reluctantly realizing the futility of his previous methods), “But I don’t like this salad.”
Me:   “You haven’t even tried it yet.  How do you know you don’t like it?”
Child:   “I didn’t like salad last time we had it.” ...

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