And in childhood, the more ... Only children can afford to eat a piece of cake, squeezed with sweet soda water, have a snack with chocolate, and then grab it all with cookies and a dozen lozenges. And sweet cotton wool on a stick! And this snow-white ice cream, melting in front of your eyes, and so you just need to lick it so that all its stickiness and sweetness is not on a clean new dress or shorts.
So, why do children love sweet things? Let's talk together. When and where does it begin? I think that everything, as always, comes from childhood. In this case, from birth. After all, the mother's milk has a sweet taste. And from the very first minutes of his life, the first taste sensations that every baby will recognize is sweet! Is not it strange, not sour, not bitter, not fresh, namely sweet, maybe that life afterwards was sweet? Who knows? Maybe that's why we eat sweet, if we have depression and bad mood. Well, yes, this is a digression from the main topic of our conversation.
The first food of man is sweet milk. Later, growing up, children continue to learn the world of taste. He is great and diverse. We, adults, have long known that it is the sweet and is our worst enemy, leads to a huge number of problems, all sorts of diseases, from dental caries and ending with diabetes. All this is clear and understandable. This is confirmed by doctors from the pages of medical and popular magazines, the housewives say this, a lot of television programs and films have been shot about it. It would seem that it's much easier - we give up the sweet and do not give it to our children. We will replace it with fruits, such juicy, natural and ripe! What can be more delicious? !! So simple. But how many children will you find that are not familiar with the taste of sweets. And can you answer the question, why do not children want to eat an apple instead of a candy? Do not believe me? Try to offer your child a choice of ice cream or mandarin, chocolate or apple, candy or pear. Well, have you checked? And How? I bet that the fruit lost in this unequal battle! What's the secret? And we, adults, sometimes want to be pampered with a piece of delicate, airy cake or a cake that lies in the store window and does not give us a chance to pass by ... Yes, great temptation, and not everyone is able to resist.
But we ourselves have taught our children to this sweet pleasure, to which it is so easy to get used and so difficult to escape from the networks of this addiction. Remember, there were very few situations when you go to a house where there are young children. What will you take with you as a gift? Most likely, it will be a cake, a box of chocolates, cakes, well, or in case of emergency, a chocolate bar. Yes, yes, do not argue, not apples, not pears, not apricots, not peaches, although they are sweet. So in fact it is accepted. And when adults are busy with themselves, adults discuss serious problems, our children are entirely given the opportunity to eat a mountain of sweets brought by caring guests. And then we wonder why children love sweet things? Now we will try to understand this most complicated issue and solve all the problems that will arise during the proceedings.
Do you know the situation when your child completely accidentally fell and bruised his knee, or did he just burst into tears for some unknown reason to you, what are you doing in this case? Well, of course, you need to give him a very tasty candy. Dali? He, of course, calmed down. And why? Because our children already love the sweet, they are already used to it. Maybe it's because the taste of sweet makes him feel calm and protected, like near my mother's breast, then, in the earliest, early childhood. After all, we are all looking for peace, security and warmth. It's not for nothing that scientists claim that chocolate contains the so-called "happiness hormone". And we all miss him in this difficult and problematic life. There is nothing surprising. So we are arranged, that all the most joyful and pleasant is associated with sweets. Remember at least the New Year! This holiday is loved by both adults and children. What's the first thing that comes to your mind? Well, of course, the gifts that our children get in these days is huge. They are given by parents, grandmothers, grandfathers, everyone who comes to visit. And can you imagine celebrating the birthday of your baby without a birthday cake with candles, candies and other sweets. And just any holiday must end with a dessert, consisting of various dishes that contain sugar. And only when suddenly there are some problems with our children's health, we begin to think about how to make sure that our children stop loving the sweet, or at least use it less. But this is much more difficult. After all, habit has become their second nature. With the word "sweet" in our minds the words "joy", "pleasure", "satisfaction", "good mood" come up. And to change something in the tastes of our children, there will be a hard struggle. So, think about it, but is it not easier to start than to throw. Let's rewind the film back and instead of the first candy we'll give the baby an apple. Let him fall in love with this taste. Then we will introduce him to the huge world of various fruits that can give your children joy and happiness and pleasure, most importantly, health. After all, it is more important than this, perhaps, nothing in the world. Health can not be replaced by any pleasures and sensations. I think there is no need to prove and explain this. Make it a rule in your house, no sweets, no sweet, carbonated waters, where better to cook compote. Yes, and more, do not forget to warn your friends and acquaintances that when you come to visit, you do not need to buy chocolate and cake, only fruit or a funny toy, a book. This is useful and does not hurt. And then you can be calm for your baby, he will have a healthy taste! And will not love sweet things!