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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 265690" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>My opinion:</p><p>She shouldn't violate the rules of your house.</p><p></p><p>Being 14 and an ex-foster child she WILL violate some rules of the house. And there is NO WAY you can monitor the diet of a fourteen year old that closely. If she doesn't get sweets at home, she'll get them away from home. The older she gets, the more she will eat what she wants to eat. Teens get pretty hungry and usually don't have the best diet and just being with other kids will encourage her to eat junk food, something you can't control. I would just let it go. If she is a foster/adopt she has bigger issues to deal with than what to eat. Many teens favor cheap, fast food over nutritious food. I have a pre-teen who can live on Ramen Noodles. Go figure...but...</p><p> You said it: you can't follow her around and insist she eat healthy. That's a decision she now has to make, and she may well make that decision in the future. As for using food that she isn't supposed to eat, that is punishable. Maybe she should have to do chores to pay for the food.</p><p>JMO.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 265690, member: 1550"] My opinion: She shouldn't violate the rules of your house. Being 14 and an ex-foster child she WILL violate some rules of the house. And there is NO WAY you can monitor the diet of a fourteen year old that closely. If she doesn't get sweets at home, she'll get them away from home. The older she gets, the more she will eat what she wants to eat. Teens get pretty hungry and usually don't have the best diet and just being with other kids will encourage her to eat junk food, something you can't control. I would just let it go. If she is a foster/adopt she has bigger issues to deal with than what to eat. Many teens favor cheap, fast food over nutritious food. I have a pre-teen who can live on Ramen Noodles. Go figure...but... You said it: you can't follow her around and insist she eat healthy. That's a decision she now has to make, and she may well make that decision in the future. As for using food that she isn't supposed to eat, that is punishable. Maybe she should have to do chores to pay for the food. JMO. [/QUOTE]
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