| Dealing with an overweight child can be a
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| | loves juice tell them they can only have
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| very delicate situation. We do not want
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| | juice if they drink and equivalent amount
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| to damage their self esteem by telling
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| | of water first. If you have a child
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| them they are fat or lazy, yet at the
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| | that's use to grabbing a handful of
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| same time they must be conscious that
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| | cookies when they get home. Instead of
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| they have to be more aware of their
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| | taking the cookies away , which is sure
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| weight and eating habits for them to be
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| | to give you a "health witch" title,
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| healthy. Parents have a significant
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| | Simply state "you can have cookies, after
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| influence over the situation.
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| | you eat a piece of fresh fruit first".
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| Consequently most of the effort will have
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| | This will not only increase the amount of
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| to come from the parents. Try these tips
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| | healthy foods and drink they eat, but
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| for getting kids to eat healthier.
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| | also fill them with whole foods which
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| #1 Kids listen to what you do not
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| | leaves less room for junk.
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| what you say.
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| | #4) Be like your mother.
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| Parents must be an example to their
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| | Remember when you had to eat all your
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| children. Children watch you even when
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| | vegetables? Offer (healthier) desserts
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| you don't know they are. If you are
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| | after dinner to those that eat their
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| sitting in front of the TV with a bowl of
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| | vegetable. You may be in a situation of
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| ice cream and a bag of chips you are
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| | one child having dessert and the other
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| sending the wrong message to them. They
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| | not, however that's great learning
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| don't know you have PMS or you had a
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| | experience for everyone, You get what
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| hard day or even you've been good on your
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| | you earn. Life lesson at the dinner
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| diet for a month and this isn't so bad.
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| | table. And no it's not unfair. Kids
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| They are seeing lounge and eat. Nothing
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| | understand immediate reward/punishment
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| more or less. Make a salad in the middle
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| | better than speeches. Keep the talking
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| of the day and offer them some. Have a
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| | to a minimum, state the rule then stick
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| piece of fruit as you go out the door and
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| | to it.
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| give them permission to go grab
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| | #5) Be firm and be consistent.
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| themselves a piece to take with them.
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| | Kids will push to test your limit. When
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| This changes the message to snack and
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| | you decide to implement a healthy habit
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| snack healthy.
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| | stick to it. No matter how much a kid
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| #2 Encourage healthier eating habits by
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| | cries, whines, or sneaks (and they will).
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| cooking healthier meals. You don't have
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| | Stay firm that this is the rule.
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| to announce " we are all going to eat
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| | Discuss the rule with you're your spouse
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| healthier so we can loose weight". Cook
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| | so you can have a united front. If your
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| a healthier recipe that you think your
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| | children are use to free range in the
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| family will like. When they complain or
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| | kitchen, and eating whatever they want
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| ask "what's this", simply tell them you
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| | implementing all these tips at once will
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| thought you'd try a new recipe. Don't be
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| | be to drastic a change for them. Try
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| disappointed or discouraged if they won't
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| | implementing one rule a week or even
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| eat it, or don't like it. Simply offer
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| | every two week. Remember health eating
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| them a peanut butter and jelly sandwich
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| | is a process and slow and steady wins the
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| in its place. Most importantly do not go
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| | race. Not only will the new "house
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| back a cook again trying to give them
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| | rules" be a change for your children but
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| what they want. When given a choice they
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| | it will be a change for you as well,
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| will most likely choose their "regular"
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| | requiring more monitoring and more
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| less healthy meal.
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| | planning (making healthy snacks and
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| #3 Implement house rules that require
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| | ingredients always available).
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| healthy eating. If you have a child that
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