Originally Posted by Tigerle
I still keep chocolate in the house at all times for emergencies.

We've taught our kids to check their physical needs first when they're feeling cranky. We process the return to ebullience after eating/sleeping/alone-time/etc. and draw explicit cause/effect connections each time. Around pre-teen/early teen age, it seems to click in to self-monitor. OTOH, my mother has been doing this for my 70+ yo father for years...

...pronounced like the long vowel and first letter of the alphabet...