Why do we allow her 2, 3, 4, meals before noon?
Why do I reach for a box of granola bars when she starts hitting and biting her siblings?
This article has me just shaking my head and saying YES the entire time.
I have believed for some time now that almost all of Sena's particularly negative behaviors revolve around hunger. No, she probably doesn't remember being hungry. But her body, on the most primal level still remembers that it needs to panic when the feeling of hunger comes. For 16 months of her life a twinge of hunger meant disaster. Fear. Terror. Possibly even the fear of dying.
To relate it to something easier to understand, imagine the most frightening thing that ever happened to you. Or highest trigger of stress. Think of the visceral reaction that is triggered when you think about it or find yourself in a similar situation. That's how I imagine my Sena must feel. Daily. Over and over. The feeling of hunger comes and although she knows the food will never be lacking she reverts to panic. It's what her body has learned to do. Poor sweet baby.
Please read this oh so good article.
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