Check in with
The following are in the same passage.
(Q1) What does ‘to check in with children’ mean?
(Q2) What does ‘healthy options are provided’ mean?
Family meals are protective for many aspects of child health. Parents can take this time to check in with children and teach them about setting limits on their diets.
A non-distracted meal environment, without the TV on, is an opportunity for children to enjoy eating, try novel foods and self-regulate eating when healthy options are provided.
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Koji from Japan (Q1) What does ‘to check in with children’ mean? Good question. I'm not sure the writer knows.
- Koji from Japan (Q1) What does ‘to check in with children’ mean?
- Good question.
- I'm not sure the writer knows.
- It seems to be like the way a nurse might check in on a patient, briefly observe a patient, but "check in with " is business-speak or something.
- It's like "touch base with".
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Koji from Japan(Q1) What does ‘to check in with children’ mean?
Good question. I'm not sure the writer knows. It seems to be like the way a nurse might check in on a patient, briefly observe a patient, but "check in with" is business-speak or something. It's like "touch base with". The idea is that busy parents who hardly ever see their kids get the
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