| Wednesday, March 19, 2008 |
| Preventing Childhood Obesity - Get Your Child on the Right Track to a Healthy Life |
As parents, we always want to protect our children and make them love us. We don't want them to ever hate us because they mean far too much to us. All we want is for them to have the best lives possible and we want to help them as much as we can.
Sometimes though, a parent's love can go to far and the balance between love and toughness is gone. If your child wants sweets, you want them to be happy so you give them a few cookies. Then before you know it, your habits have turned your child into an obese kid. How could you let this happen and what are you to do now?
Childhood obesity is something that children do not grow out of. It is not like the terrible twos, which pass over time. If your child is overweight or at risk of becoming overweight you need to make changes in both of your lives now.
Your child can't get sweets and fatty foods if you don't buy them. You need to make your house a healthy house and introduce your child to delicious fruits such as apples, bananas, oranges and peaches. These fruits are sweet enough to mistaken for candy but they are filled with nutrients. You also need to get your child to exercise so instead of letting them watch movies and play with toys, the park is a great alternative. Kids can burn all sorts of calories at the park by running, lifting and doing all sorts of activities.
You are very protective of your child and you would do anything to make them better. You can't stand to look at your overweight child and know that it is all your fault. You were the one allowing this to happen. Although you can't take what you did back, you certainly can treat and prevent it from happening again. |
| posted by Healthy Life @ 9:36 AM |
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