Emotional eating starts early: What schools and parents must know
Teachers observe children eating snacks during stressful moments like tests, a habit often rooted in childhood. Food becomes a coping mechanism for emotions like anxiety, boredom, or sadness, not just hunger. This unconscious association, developed early, leads adults to eat when feeling frustrated or stressed, tracing back to when food first soothed feelings.
Teachers observe children eating snacks during stressful moments like tests, a habit often rooted in childhood. Food becomes a coping mechanism for emotions like anxiety, boredom, or sadness, not just hunger. This unconscious association, developed early, leads adults to eat when feeling frustrated or stressed, tracing back to when food first soothed feelings.
