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About 17 percent of U.S. children ages 2 to 19 are overweight, and those extra pounds have serious health consequences for them, "both while they are children and for their future health as adults," says Marc Jacobson, MD, a spokesman for the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Extra pounds pack psychological fallout, too, such as low self-esteem, depression and learning and behavioral problems.
A parent's or caregiver's job is to demonstrate - not dictate - good eating habits.
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Sunday August 31, 2008.
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Anthony's bond is set at $3,000; however only 10 percent - $300 - needs to be paid in order to bail her out. As a result, she is expected to be out again by late tonight or tomorrow morning. Yippee!
yes. demonstrate. do what i say, not what I do does not work when papa has a case of budweiser and carton of porkskins and mama's nightly routine involves binging on ice cream, fig newtons and rasinettes after starving herself all day,
Jen
Casey will not get out. Padilla revoked the $500,000 bond last night. She needs a hell of a lot more than $300 to get out now.
She will need to cough up another $50,000 + $300 = $50,300.
It makes sense that we need to model good eating habits for our children. Everytime I decide to have a snack or meal at work, I know I'd better make enough for four. The kids will always ask for some of whatever I have.
I am so sick, so so very sick about all the talks on overweight children. I have school children here at daycare that board buses at 8:15, and then get back at 15 minutes till 5. They get picked up right around then, and transit time home so say they get in and all set by 5:20..dinner gets made (which just gave them 30 minutes to do homework) they eat it's now 6 and by the time they are done and cleaned up it's 6:45. Any homeowrk that didin't get done in the half hour previous has to be done, or its bathtime because bedtime is 8...where I ask you is PLAY time? (this is even worse if there are an errands to do)
Case in point, my best friend, her 3 sisters were raised by a mom who fried everything, all dinner sides were mac n cheese, french fries etc..no salads or veggies. She and her three sisters are as thin as a rail, because they had no money, no TV and no internet growing up, they rode bikes, climbed trees and burned off everything they ate. Now that same grandma is raising 3 grandbabies, all the while having the same eating habits, mac n cheese, french fries etc.. BUT the difference now is that they have internet and tv, and they live in an apartment with no yard..all 3 are obese.
If you want to slim down todays youth you need to take a good look at how many hours a day your child is sitting (either at school or at home while doing homework) There is NO TIME for them to roam the neighborhood like we did and burn off dinner. Todays familys are so busy that kids arent riding bikes and climbing trees as much, and that leads to obesity. PERIOD.
i agree that the key is exercise, exercise, exercise... every single day with no exceptions. my husband and i apply that to the ourselves as well as the kids. also, i just don't buy crap for any of us to eat. it's hard to get fat when your snack choices are dried apple slices, grapes, or yogurt, ya know?
i feel very sad when i see kids who are just huge. a little preadolescnet chub is one thing. ime, most girls have that, but hello? your nine year old should not weigh 200 lbs. it's a form of neglect let your child get like that.
This reminds me of my only issue with my awesome job. I am a nanny, and yes, I'm carrying more weight than I should. My charges are thin and so are their parents (although I realized recently that I'm WAY stronger than the mom, since I have no problem lifting the stroller) but I feel bad trying to bring in my eating habits. The kids have chocolate milk every day, NO veggies, the closest thing to fruit is the jelly on their PBJs, and all their snacks are full of sugar. I try to get them to make healthy choices, but it's near impossible when the parents let them eat brownies instead of apple slices.
Oh well, that's part of being a nanny. You have to go with the parents' choices.
My cousin was overweight as a child and her father would be verbally abusive in calling her "fat" all the time. Well, she's now battling with bulimia as an adult. I agree that demonstrating, not dictating, good eating habits is a great idea.
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Yes, people eat. People are always going to eat. What you need to do is get children MOVING!
It's less about the diet and more about PLAYING. Running. Chasing.
When do children get to do that anymore? In some schools, they have BANNED games of tag!
There are so many things to do that are FUN that burn calories and keep children moving-not just about being thin-but flexible, healthy, etc...
All this harping on diet is idiotic.
And the schools keep piling on homework. Why are our first graders so fat? They come home with an hour of homework. MORE sitting.
Assign them to run a fucking lap around the block!
That baby with the watermelon is the cutest thing ever, LOL!
Healthy habits that lead to a healthy body are a combination of good eating habits AND regular exercise. Period.
Oh, cali mom, you gotta admit that micheline(sp) tire baby was tooo cute!! All the little fat rolls, lol.
I feel that it is important for parents to be good role models for their children by displaying healthy eating and exercise habits. The key is all foods in moderation as well as daily exercise to burn off the extra calories.
well, regarding nutrition, isn't it up to the parent which foods they choose to purchase for the household? it's not up to the nanny if there are chocolate cookies available to the children in the evening, and fruit no longer seems appetizing.
here's the rule. you decide when and what the child eats. he or she decides whether to eat and how much. that means if they don't eat what you offer, they don't eat at all.
problem is, most parents will not stick by the rule. it's too bad.
As parents we need to find a sport or physical activity that our children find interesting and challenging. Regular weekly activity is a must.
I agree with LindaLou as far as exercise is concerned. If you look at any photos of kids in the 50's through the 70's you rarely see one that is overweight. We had no video games and computers to keep our butts on the couch all the time. If you wanted to have fun you got up and went outside to play or ride a bike.
I know times are different especially with all the crazies that kidnap and harm children these days. So extra caution is needed. I laugh though when my neighbor loads her boy (12 years old) in the mini-van and drives him 3 blocks to his karate class for exercise and physical development. It seems to me walking 3 blocks to and 3 blocks from is pretty good exercise!
There is no doubt that we have a much greater choice of foods than when I was a kid. The supermarket is full of junk snacks. Parents have to be responsible in what they buy and teach their kids to eat. Vegetables and fruits were the primary snacks of my day. A return to these is a healthy choice.
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