Isn't this sweet?
Parents who feed their kids prepackaged snacks, baked goods and candy have a new title: “gummy bear moms.”
“Gummy Bear Mama” TikTok user Justyna explainsAn “almond mom” is basically the opposite of a typical diet parent who barely eats anything and puts the same pressure on their kids. A fruitful kitchen There are no restrictions regarding food.
“It's Gummy Bear Mama who goes to Costco. Our pantry is full, our fridge is full,” the self-proclaimed “Gummy Bear Mama” said in a viral video. “If there's a new trendy shake, she wants to try it.”
In other words, it is the parents who are “always ready” for visitors and their children, with kitchens stocked with snacks and pastries of all kinds.
The moniker has been welcomed by other parents who, without even realizing it, are “gummy bear moms.”
“Wow, I'm a gummy bear mom,” one wise woman wrote. “I mean, I try to make my snacks healthy, but I'm definitely a 'Are you hungry? Want a snack? Want to try one? Sure!' kind of mom.”
“I know I'm a gummy bear mom, but groceries have gotten more expensive so I try to cut down on snacking,” explained another, “But then I feel like an almond mom and I feel terrible. It's a vicious cycle.”
“I'm a gummy bear mom,” wrote another mom. “There are always cookies and cakes when we have visitors. There are always heaps of treats in the house.”
This naming convention follows a parenting trend that makes it normal to feed children sweet treats.
Rather than demonizing dessert, the moms present pastries, candy, and ice cream as an essential part of the human diet, not something to be worked for.
“Giving kids dessert with dinner makes it normal to eat dessert,” Caitlin Kierley, 40, a registered dietitian in Montclair, New Jersey, previously told The Washington Post. “Sweets aren't something kids should think they have to 'earn' as a 'special treat' for finishing their meal.”
She added: “Dessert is just food.”
Doctors agree, saying that restricting food can have a negative impact on a child's development, but it should be done in moderation and combined with other nutritious dietary components.
“Serving dessert for breakfast has made a huge difference for my kids,” Bekah Groop, a mother of three from Maryland, previously told The Washington Post.
The 31-year-old content creator gives her kids sweets with meals a few times a week to ensure sugar isn't a special thing in their minds.
Sometimes people will eat half a dessert or skip it entirely because they “enjoy other things.”
“They're not secretly overindulging in sweets or desperately waiting for Halloween or a birthday to overindulge in sweets,” she explained.
