When is it okay to give your children sugary treats for the first time? Because sometimes, it can seem so simple and nice to just give them a cookie or some sweets, just to perk them up for the day. But is that okay? Because sometimes it can lead to something like this.

A study held by England’s Leeds Beckett University has found that a number of parents have been feeding their infants candy, chips, and even soda. Over the course of the last two years, babies from across the city of Bradford have been found to be consuming all of those treats, even getting them directly from their parents. And some of the children aren’t even old enough to chew foods yet. One infant was developing their teeth, but they were coming in black – thanks to all the soda that had been given to them.

Claire Gillespie with sheknows has all the details of this heartbreaking story, right here.

Read the Full Article: Babies are eating junk food before they’re even old enough to chew