Did you know that there is a connection between baby food and kissing?
Nor did we… until we read this ScienceLine article from New York University!
Experts have long believed that prehistoric women used to help their babies transition to solid food by chewing the food FOR them, then passing it in their mouths – just as birds do! According to the article, Mothers found that they were able to comfort their children by continuing to press their lips against their cheeks.
These days, modern appliances mean we no longer have to pre-chew our babies’ food, but at least we’ve continued with the kissing part!
We’ll never know for sure if this is how kissing really originated – but wouldn’t it be lovely if it was?
