Food makes us feel good, but some people eat when they aren’t really hungry and eat to simply feel good. This kind of eating habit is called emotional eating, which does not affect adults but also young children. It isn’t a good thing.

A child’s eating habits can develop right from childhood. As we know, a baby cries out if he doesn’t get milk at the usual time of the day. However, sometimes parents immediately stick a bottle in a child’s mouth without trying to find out if the child is really hungry. In fact, children may cry for other reasons. Even as children grow up and start going to school, parents sometimes give them a chocolate bar if they become really unhappy. As the children further grow up, they may become used to having a snack whenever they’re upset or low.

Therefore, they’d like to eat an emotional snack when they have the feeling of unhappiness and boredom. Even when they don’t get high grades, aren’t popular at school or made fun of by others, they will want something to eat. After having the snack, they feel a lot better.

Emotional eating in young children is a thing that needs to be taken seriously. To protect your children from emotional eating, you should satisfy your child’s emotional needs in the best possible way. This includes spending time with your child every day, taking an interest in his school work, helping your child study, providing a health environment without tension at home, etc. Don’t make the child lose face by scolding him. Develop confidence in your child. Make your child eat enough once in a while. Reward him for his achievements.

All this will help your little one develop a healthy eating habit. And always remember love and care is the key to help you child out of trouble and grow up happily.

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Money and Happiness
A Guide to Living the good life
Author: Laura Rowley
Publisher: Wiley (March 1, 2005)
Laura Rowley makes us all understand the money-happiness connection in our own lives so that we spend our time and our efforts wisely. She offers insight that every reader can use to make smarter decisions that will lead to living a rich life in every possible definition of the term.
The Happiness Makeover
How to Teach Yourself to Be Happy and Enjoy Every Day
Author: M. J. Ryan
Publisher: Broadway (May 10, 2005)
Ryan’s own desire to be happier first led(引领) her to study what is known about happiness from brain science, psychology, and the wisdom traditions of the world. The Happiness Makeover draws on this wide-ranging knowledge and presents a plan that will help you:
Clear away happiness hindrances(障碍物) like worry, fear, envy, and grudges
Discover happiness boosters like meaningful work, challenge, and gratitude
Learn to think optimistically(乐观地)（it is really possible!）
Find daily ways to truly enjoy, even relish, the moments of your life Happiness
The Science Behind Your Smile
Author: Daniel Nettle
Publisher: Oxford University Press (July 1, 2005)
This is the first book to look thoroughly at what happiness is and how it works. Nettle examines whether people are basically happy or unhappy, whether success can make us happy, why some people are happier than others, and much more.
Hormones（荷尔蒙）, health, and Happiness
Author: Steven F. Hotze
Publisher: Forrest Publishing (April, 2005)
Dr Steven Hotze is leading a wellness revolution that advances a new model of health care. In Hormones, Health, and Happiness you are shown how to reach and maintain optional cell, tissue(身体组织), and organ（器官） functioning so that you can enjoy a better quality of life

1. 1.

   At least how many books are written by women according to the passage above?

   1. A.
      4
   2. B.
      3
   3. C.
      2
   4. D.
      1
2. 2.

   Whose model will possibly help readers obtain health naturally(自然地)?

   1. A.
      Laura Rowley
   2. B.
      Ryan’s
   3. C.
      Daniel Nettle’s
   4. D.
      Steven F. Hotze’s
3. 3.

   Which book is the result of the author’s own need to know more about happiness?

   1. A.
      Hormones, health, and Happiness
   2. B.
      Money and Happines
   3. C.
      The Happiness Makeover
   4. D.
      The Science Behind Your Smile

The teacher is much kinder to the top students, ______ makes the others unhappy.

A. that         B. which        C. when           D. who

Experts caution that mental problems are becoming an increasingly bigger threat to teenagers, and have resulted in higher rates of smoking, drug taking and excessive drinking among youth.

Today’s teenagers are confronted with tougher challenges in study and employment. As an only child in a family, young people bear higher expectations from their parents.

Living under such great pressure makes teenagers sensitive to mental problems. On the other hand, teachers and parents tend to focus their attentions on academic performances, but neglect their feelings.

Mental problems, if not addressed properly, will greatly influence the quality of the country’s talent. It is estimated that by the year 2,020, mental illness will increase to one fourth of the total cases of illness from the current one fifth.

The survey should ring alarm bells to schools and parents, and efficient measures must be taken to ensure the health of our teenagers----both physically and mentally.

Schools should build up a contingent(可能的事件) of professional personnel to give students regular checkups and consultations on their mental health.

Parents are encouraged to make friends with their children so that they are willing to and dare to share their problems with parents.

1. The author’s purpose in writing the text is_____________.

   A. to settle the teenagers’ mental problem

   B. to blame the teachers and parents for the teenagers’ mental problem

   C. to tell us the reasons for the problem

   D. to analyze the problem which is crucial to the teenagers

2. The survey says the teenagers have mental problem because _______.

   A. their quarrels with others or pressure with studies cause depression, constant worry and fear

   B. their parents give too high expectations to them

   C. their teachers and parents don’t pay much attention to their feelings

   D. they are not given regular checkups and consultations on their mental health

3. It can be inferred that___________.

   A. mental illness is one fifth of the total cases of illnesses now

   B. parents are not friends of their children who’d like to share problems with them

   C. mental problems are becoming more and more dangerous to young people

   D. parents think there is no reason for the teenagers not to be happy

4. The author’s attitude towards the problem can be described as _____.

   A. concerning   B. critical    C. complaining    D. indifferent

Today’s teenagers, at least in the eyes of the older generation, have no reason to be unhappy. However, a recent survey targeting teenagers in 22 provinces indicates that 12.97 per cent of the people questioned have some sort of mental problems. This originates from falling out with people or from pressure with studies, causing depression, constant worry and fear, the survey says.

Experts caution that mental problems are becoming an increasingly bigger threat to teenagers, and have resulted in higher rates of smoking, drug taking and excessive drinking among youth.

Today’s teenagers are confronted with tougher challenges in study and employment. As an only child in a family, young people bear higher expectations from their parents.

Living under such great pressure makes teenagers sensitive to mental problems. On the other hand, teachers and parents tend to focus their attentions on academic performances, but neglect their feelings.

Mental problems, if not addressed properly, will greatly influence the quality of the country’s talent. It is estimated that by the year 2,020, mental illness will increase to one fourth of the total cases of illness from the current one fifth.

The survey should ring alarm bells to schools and parents, and efficient measures must be taken to ensure the health of our teenagers----both physically and mentally.

Schools should build up a contingent(可能的事件) of professional personnel to give students regular checkups and consultations on their mental health.

Parents are encouraged to make friends with their children so that they are willing to and dare to share their problems with parents.

1. The author’s purpose in writing the text is_____________.

   A. to settle the teenagers’ mental problem

   B. to blame the teachers and parents for the teenagers’ mental problem

   C. to tell us the reasons for the problem

   D. to analyze the problem which is crucial to the teenagers

2. The survey says the teenagers have mental problem because _______.

   A. their quarrels with others or pressure with studies cause depression, constant worry and fear

   B. their parents give too high expectations to them

   C. their teachers and parents don’t pay much attention to their feelings

   D. they are not given regular checkups and consultations on their mental health

3. It can be inferred that___________.

   A. mental illness is one fifth of the total cases of illnesses now

   B. parents are not friends of their children who’d like to share problems with them

   C. mental problems are becoming more and more dangerous to young people

   D. parents think there is no reason for the teenagers not to be happy

4. The author’s attitude towards the problem can be described as _____.

   A. concerning   B. critical    C. complaining    D. indifferent