Parenting: why taming toddler tears and tantrums with sweet treats can lead to emotional eating in later life...

Food for thought: a life-long emotional connection to food often originates during early childhood when sensory stimulating food sources are commonly used for non-nutritional reasons...

Although parents who persistently soothe and suppress their tot's sadness with sweet treats may temporarily tame their tears and tantrums, this inappropriate action also promotes the psychological perception that palatable foods can provide a sense of security. This not only implies that a form of comfort can be found in favourable food sources, but it also increases the incidence of emotional eating in adolescence and adulthood as children continue to seek a form of comfort (the comfort that they've learnt to associate with appealing foods) in sweet sources during times of emotional stress and distress.

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