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Tricks to help curb kids' emotional eating - WCTV
You might have heard of emotional eating in adults, but what happens when kids eat to soothe their moods?
If food peps you up when you’re feeling down, you might be an emotional eater. Now researchers have found young kids can be emotional eaters, too!
A study out of Norway found that school-aged children who are easily comforted by food had parents who were more likely to soothe them with food. Also, parents were more likely to emotionally feed their kids if their little ones were easily comforted by food.
You might have heard of emotional eating in adults, but what happens when kids eat to soothe their moods?
If food peps you up when you’re feeling down, you might be an emotional eater. Now researchers have found young kids can be emotional eaters, too!
A study out of Norway found that school-aged children who are easily comforted by food had parents who were more likely to soothe them with food. Also, parents were more likely to emotionally feed their kids if their little ones were easily comforted by food.
