A Parent’s Guide To Health And Weight Loss 4 Kids

Set The Right Example Your heath and weight directly effect your child’s health and weight. Even if a child has just one overweight parent, that increases their chances of being overweight or obese by 25%. Now if both parents happen to be overweight, that risk of becoming overweight as an adult increases to 50%.

Use Positive Language Negative feedback damages confidence and self-esteem. Egg your children on with compassion. For example, use a phrase like “let’s take good care of our bodies as a family” instead of “you’re a fat pig who needs to lose weight”. Emphasize the foods that should be eaten, not on forbidden foods. Instead of saying “that’s bad, don’t eat that”, say “let’s pick fruits from the vegetable garden and whip up a nice, delicious fruit salad!”

Eat healthy foods as one family Studies from the Archives of Family Medicine indicate that teamwork is the key to a family improving its health and diet. The study also showed that children who regularly eat meals together with their families have healthier diets than children who don’t regularly do so. Also fill your refrigerator and cabinets with fresh fruits, nuts, low-fat cheese, and things for everyone to snack on.

The Importance Of Breakfast Your children will be alert and active in school if they get enough protein, healthy fat and starch in their breakfast. People regardless of age who skip breakfast generally have a hard time losing weight, so say the studies.

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