From the author: first published on the site Are nannies needed? Yes, of course we do. Who would doubt it! Everyone needs care and attention, especially children. But when there is too much of this or when you are already over 30, certain problems arise. Is the child given the opportunity to grow up, to make mistakes on his own, from which he can learn something? For example, learning to walk, stumble, fall, get up. Is it necessary to take care of a 40-year-old “child” if he eats a lot of sweets and weighs a lot? The question is far from clear-cut, and let’s try to figure it out. What does a compassionate nanny do, who is only concerned with ensuring that “the child does not cry.” After all, everything else doesn’t concern her. “Did you hit, little one? Oh, how can that be? It was the sofa that got in the way. Let’s punish him?” - and the child, with a sincere feeling of resentment, with a desire for retribution for the insult and pain, kicks and bangs on the sofa, punishing the “culprit” of his fall. Gradually getting used to the fact that in all his failures, there will always be someone to blame. A nanny is, as a rule, a hired worker for care and supervision. The faster the child becomes independent, the faster the nanny will lose her job, so she is unlikely to be interested in his growing up. Any doctor knows that a child is not a “little adult” and really needs a special approach to him. But an adult is far from a “big child” and he does not need guardianship, but respect and sometimes help, but in an adult way. How is the problem of excess weight presented in the modern world and ways to solve it? The problem is very acute, but science and practical application are not asleep. An overweight person will find a huge variety of offers. There is a whole dance of nannies around. The nanny is the first. Propaganda of hunger and cleansing of the body. This “healing” nanny corrects “all ailments,” including weight problems, using her methods. Badly? It’s even good in moderation, but hunger, enemas, dietary supplements have their own, sometimes not the most pleasant, consequences. Have you tried it? Nanny second. Propaganda of Proper Nutrition. Oooh! This nanny knows “everything” about what and how to eat and what goes best with what. Can explain what should be eaten during the waning and waxing moon, in general, everything related to diets. Badly? In moderation - no, and dietary rules are also important. As long as the rules do not lose the traditional natural nutrition, thanks to which our ancestors maintained normal weight. But who will cook porridge for me in the morning? The third nanny. Promoting knowledge about kilocalories. This nanny “knows exactly” how many calories you need to avoid weight problems. Knows everything about “useful”, “useless” and even “harmful” calories. She herself had long ago compiled tables of simple products and calculated dishes. Badly? In moderation - no, but in rare tables you will find an honest calorie content of ready-made dishes, besides, we are talking only about the energy consumed and only in rare cases about how much of it is actually consumed. It turns out we know exactly how much we consume, and how much we spend! Do you know? Nanny fourth. Propaganda of “fast food”. This nanny is especially for us, busy people. She has ready-made breakfasts, instant cereals, snacks and, of course, explanations of why it's beneficial! But where is at least one explanation of how useful this is?! Personally, it’s scary for me when they offer “ready-made” breakfasts to children! What about you? Nanny number five. Promotion of sports for weight loss. This nanny is stern, firmly convinced that you need to move more, visit fitness gyms and lead a healthy lifestyle. Knows exactly how many calories are burned during a particular activity. It would seem that there is nothing bad, but there are extremes: after lunch I was busy at work, didn’t eat anything, then went to the gym, I CAN’T eat for another 1.5-2 hours after class! As a result, I was hungry for half a day, but “I burned SO MANY unnecessary calories.” In fact, banal hunger has accumulated, so in the evening “hello refrigerator” and, as a result, overeating and other “unnecessary calories”. Need it? Nanny number six. Propaganda for the “lazy”. This nanny has devices that can».