%0 Journal Article
%T Children¡¯s active participation during meals in Early Childhood and Care Institutions
%A Vibeke Glaser
%J Childhood
%@ 1461-7013
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0907568219828428
%X The meal in Early Childhood and Care Institutions is often characterized by routines and rules determined by adults. This, if correct, is not in line with today¡¯s ideals about children¡¯s involvement and active participation. In this article I argue for children¡¯s active participation, which is a key prerequisite in the understanding of seeing meals as a democratic arena. Next, I review the theoretical work on how Early Childhood and Care Institutions staff can arrange for meals to be characterized by children¡¯s participation and active exploration
%K Children¡¯s conversations
%K children¡¯s participation during meals
%K meals in Early Childhood and Care Institutions
%K meal strategies
%K resistance strategies
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0907568219828428