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Lauren Eliza is a mother of two and she also works as a mortician. This gives her a very unique perspective on the items that her children can and cannot have. She’s got lots of great advice to offer and we are here to share it with our readers.

For example, she is offering up a dire warning when it comes to popcorn, claiming that this is something that we should not be feeding our little ones.

Photo: TikTok/@lovee.miss.lauren

The facts that she is serving up may not be well known but they will definitely save a life or two. We had no idea that such a benign snack could be so deadly. “Popcorn is not allowed in my house,” said Eliza. She refers to herself as a “scarred mortician” and she hails from the state of Florida. Now, you will have the chance to check out her cautionary TikTok clip.

“If something has made my list of things I do not keep in my home, you know it is a bad one,” she warns. The advisory post has already received over 300,000 views and we believe that every parent needs to see it.

Photo: TikTok/@lovee.miss.lauren

If even one life is saved by this warning, Eliza has done her job. The effects that popcorn can have on the esophagus can be life-threatening and she’s here to explain.

“Giving your children popcorn is one of the quickest ways you can get a ride in an ambulance,” says Eliza. She is the mother of two toddler boys, so this is something that she thinks about a lot. Her father also works as a paramedic and his experiences caused him to ban popcorn from the house when she was little as well.

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“Those little kernels that get stuck in your teeth,” Eliza went on to say, “[they’re] so lightweight and so easily sucked up back into your esophagus that you could aspirate on them or choke.” She is correct, by the way.

The American Academy of Pediatrics says that this is a snack that should be not be fed to children who are under the age of four.

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Please do not make the mistake of thinking that your child will serve as an exception to this rule. That’s why Eliza has made this TikTok. Hopefully, parents are willing to heed her warnings.

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