I think there are several purposes for Japanese kindergartens to encourage eating slowly without specific regulations on meal time. First, it is for children's health, second, it is to cultivate children's good eating habits, and finally, it is to let children follow their own wishes.

1. For the sake of children's health

Chewing slowly has always been a good eating habit, so that eating will be healthier and the human body will absorb it better. Especially for children in kindergarten, the digestive function itself is weak, and it is easy not to digest if they eat fast. Moreover, if the time is specified, some children who eat a lot will easily be underfed. After all, the eating speed of children is there. It is definitely good for children's health for Japanese kindergartens to do so. If it is not good, no one will agree to let kindergartens do so.

2. Cultivate children's good dining habits

I think kindergarten is not a place where children are taught much, but a place where children are cultivated with good habits. After all, how much can children in kindergarten learn? I think the practice of Japanese kindergartens has cultivated children's eating habits very well, so we can't worry about eating. Moreover, this kind of not making specific rules about time is definitely to let the children eat by themselves instead of being fed by others. I think children should learn how to eat by themselves when they reach a certain age, such as one year old. Because eating is a headache for many parents, many parents chase their children to feed them, and they don't eat. If children's eating habits and attitudes are cultivated from an early age, parents will pay less attention to this aspect in the future.

3. Let the children follow their own wishes

Although the children who go to kindergarten are young, they also have their own consciousness. You can also feel hungry and not hungry. Therefore, letting them eat slowly is not limited in time, and it is also to let every child eat well, and it is not mandatory to stipulate how much they must eat. Children don't eat when they are full, and parents who chase after feeding are afraid that their children will be hungry. Children are not stupid. If they are hungry, they will know how to find food. If their eating habits are not good, they should be corrected in time.