Spoilt as children, addicts as adolescents

Author: Fabienne
January 13, 2009

For a lot of adolescents being addicted to something has become their way of showing their independence. The use of mobile phones is extremely high. More and more teenagers drink alcohol at a young age. We read and see regularly documentaries on coma drinking. Smoking, using drugs, excessive use of Internet, chatting and playing games online and offline. Teenagers are looking for thrills and do not know the limits. Psychiatrist Patrice Huerre concludes that this attitude is more likely to be seen with adolescents who were spoilt during childhood. They got everything they requested and have not learned sufficiently how to long and dream for something. They always had instant satisfaction. These children are bored quickly because they never learned how to play and be creative on their own. It is important for our children to rediscover dreaming and playing with nothing. If they are not stimulated all the time, they have the chance for finding their own talents and passions.


Ditch the sugar habit

Author: Fabienne
November 11, 2008

 

Until I read the book “Ditch the sugar addiction” at the age of 28, I ate at least one pack of cookies and a bag of candy per day. When I did not have sugar in the house that would really drive me crazy and an hour without it in my mouth made me tremble and feel sick. But then I read this book and I stopped instantly eating licorice, biscuits and toffees. Every horrible disease, every form of cancer has sugar as basic cause. I bought a crate with 20 kilo apples and ate them all in 7 days. I was determined to change my life as a sugar junkie.

These days it is practically impossible to raise children without sugar. Every birthday party is poisonous, Halloween is a disaster, and you cannot go shopping with your kids without them pestering you for sweets. Sensible mothers have an extremely hard time trying to protect their children. But we cannot give up, we cannot give in. Sugar is a poison and we have to say stop! Later our children will thank us for it.