As a parent, I've observed that, in place of spanking, food bribery is the most common tool used to "keep kids in line". Kid cries in the grocery store - give him candy to be quiet. Won't eat all his vegetables? Promise him dessert after dinner. Plays soccer for 30 minutes? gets 18oz of Gatorade to "recover". As a society we've seemed to demonize treats, at the same time using them to control our children.
What impact do you think the psychology around food has contributed to the rise of obesity, rather than the nutritional contents of the food we are now eating?
(please note that I am not recommending a return to spanking)
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As a parent, I've observed that, in place of spanking, food bribery is the most common tool used to "keep kids in line". Kid cries in the grocery store - give him candy to be quiet. Won't eat all his vegetables? Promise him dessert after dinner. Plays soccer for 30 minutes? gets 18oz of Gatorade to "recover". As a society we've seemed to demonize treats, at the same time using them to control our children.
What impact do you think the psychology around food has contributed to the rise of obesity, rather than the nutritional contents of the food we are now eating?
(please note that I am not recommending a return to spanking)
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