Guest guest Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Hi , I've done quite a few presentations for teens. I used to speak bi-weekly at a " teen clinic " run by a local health department. My focus there was usually focus on importance of taking a multivitamin (specifially for folic acid use and prevention of birth defects), calcium, and iron (especially during menstral cycle). Teens normally have horrible food habits i.e. lots of fast food and soda, so discussing healthier options and a higher water intake is important as well. Also a lot of teen girls are very fixated on weight and see themselves as " too fat " according to what their peers may tell them. I've seen a lot of girls take in nothing but diet soda's all day, so trying to get them to see that nutrition can make you healthy and strong is a sometimes a very difficult task. Good Luck! Sara Humbert RD, LD " My weaknesses have always been food and men - in that order " . Dolly Parton All the world's a stage, and all the men and women mearly players.... Shakespeare teen presentation I was wondering if anyone has any tips/ideas/handouts or anything that might help me prepare for a general nutrition talk with teenagers. It's going to be small groups (7-8 kids at a time) and about 30 minutes in length for each group. I do inpatient adults, so I'm a little out of touch with the topics I should touch on. Any suggestions would be a great help. Thanks, " Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. " – Mahatma Gandhi ------------ --------- --------- --- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 I agree with Sara - calcium and Vitamin D (especially) is so important at this age. > Hi , > > I've done quite a few presentations for teens. I used to speak bi-weekly > at a " teen clinic " run by a local health department. My focus there was > usually focus on importance of taking a multivitamin (specifially for folic > acid use and prevention of birth defects), calcium, and iron (especially > during menstral cycle). Teens normally have horrible food habits i.e. > lots of fast food and soda, so discussing healthier options and a higher > water intake is important as well. > > Also a lot of teen girls are very fixated on weight and see themselves as > " too fat " according to what their peers may tell them. I've seen a lot of > girls take in nothing but diet soda's all day, so trying to get them to see > that nutrition can make you healthy and strong is a sometimes a very > difficult task. > > Good Luck! > > Sara Humbert RD, LD > > " My weaknesses have always been food and men - in that order " . Dolly > Parton > > All the world's a stage, and all the men and women mearly players.... > > Shakespeare > > > > teen presentation > > I was wondering if anyone has any tips/ideas/handouts or anything that > might help me prepare for a general nutrition talk with teenagers. It's > going to be small groups (7-8 kids at a time) and about 30 minutes in length > for each group. I do inpatient adults, so I'm a little out of touch with the > topics I should touch on. Any suggestions would be a great help. > > Thanks, > > > " Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in > harmony. " > > – Mahatma Gandhi > > ------------ --------- --------- --- > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it > now. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 They are more interested in their looks then their future health. I have found that with teen girls, focusing on how balanced nutrition not only keeps them at at a healthy weight- but also the benefits fot their skin and hair. Judy Simon > I agree with Sara - calcium and Vitamin D (especially) is so important at > this age. > > > >> Hi , >> >> I've done quite a few presentations for teens. I used to speak bi-weekly >> at a " teen clinic " run by a local health department. My focus there was >> usually focus on importance of taking a multivitamin (specifially for folic >> acid use and prevention of birth defects), calcium, and iron (especially >> during menstral cycle). Teens normally have horrible food habits i.e. >> lots of fast food and soda, so discussing healthier options and a higher >> water intake is important as well. >> >> Also a lot of teen girls are very fixated on weight and see themselves as >> " too fat " according to what their peers may tell them. I've seen a lot of >> girls take in nothing but diet soda's all day, so trying to get them to see >> that nutrition can make you healthy and strong is a sometimes a very >> difficult task. >> >> Good Luck! >> >> Sara Humbert RD, LD >> >> " My weaknesses have always been food and men - in that order " . Dolly >> Parton >> >> All the world's a stage, and all the men and women mearly players.... >> >> Shakespeare >> >> >> >> teen presentation >> >> I was wondering if anyone has any tips/ideas/handouts or anything that >> might help me prepare for a general nutrition talk with teenagers. It's >> going to be small groups (7-8 kids at a time) and about 30 minutes in length >> for each group. I do inpatient adults, so I'm a little out of touch with the >> topics I should touch on. Any suggestions would be a great help. >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> " Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in >> harmony. " >> >> – Mahatma Gandhi >> >> ------------ --------- --------- --- >> Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it >> now. >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Sadly, you are so right!! I have seen some research though that the more info a teenage girl gets on anorexia and bulimia the more apt they are to practice those behaviors. How do others balance the info given on those subjects? > > They are more interested in their looks then their future health. I have > found that with teen girls, focusing on how balanced nutrition not only > keeps them at at a healthy weight- but also the benefits fot their skin and > hair. > > Judy Simon > > > > > > I agree with Sara - calcium and Vitamin D (especially) is so important > at > > this age. > > > > On Jan 14, 2008 10:42 AM, Sara Bartos <mrsparkle626@...<mrsparkle626%40yahoo.com>> > wrote: > > > >> Hi , > >> > >> I've done quite a few presentations for teens. I used to speak > bi-weekly > >> at a " teen clinic " run by a local health department. My focus there was > >> usually focus on importance of taking a multivitamin (specifially for > folic > >> acid use and prevention of birth defects), calcium, and iron > (especially > >> during menstral cycle). Teens normally have horrible food habits i.e. > >> lots of fast food and soda, so discussing healthier options and a > higher > >> water intake is important as well. > >> > >> Also a lot of teen girls are very fixated on weight and see themselves > as > >> " too fat " according to what their peers may tell them. I've seen a lot > of > >> girls take in nothing but diet soda's all day, so trying to get them to > see > >> that nutrition can make you healthy and strong is a sometimes a very > >> difficult task. > >> > >> Good Luck! > >> > >> Sara Humbert RD, LD > >> > >> " My weaknesses have always been food and men - in that order " . Dolly > >> Parton > >> > >> All the world's a stage, and all the men and women mearly players.... > >> > >> Shakespeare > >> > >> > >> > >> teen presentation > >> > >> I was wondering if anyone has any tips/ideas/handouts or anything that > >> might help me prepare for a general nutrition talk with teenagers. It's > >> going to be small groups (7-8 kids at a time) and about 30 minutes in > length > >> for each group. I do inpatient adults, so I'm a little out of touch > with the > >> topics I should touch on. Any suggestions would be a great help. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> > >> " Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in > >> harmony. " > >> > >> – Mahatma Gandhi > >> > >> ------------ --------- --------- --- > >> Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try > it > >> now. > >> > >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Also discuss what an appropriate weight actually is. My niece started very young being concerned about her weight. I sat down one day during my internship with my niece, nephew, and the two neighbor girls. We plotted their height and weight on growth charts and I taught them how to interpret them. They all quickly realized they were appropriate weight and that they were just tall (all were > 75th %tile) They all commented that they could now go to school and tell the other kids they were wrong and they were right were they were suppose to be (weight was at 50th %tile). They enjoyed the growth charts so much they measured all of their pets and plotted them on the growth charts. At the time, the girls were age 10-12 and my nephew was 8. Rita , RD, LD/N Clinical Nutrition Manager Memorial Hospital of Tampa NOTICE: This email may contain PRIVILEGED and CONFIDENTIAL information and is intended only for the use of the specific individual(s) to which it is addressed. It may contain Protected Health Information that is privileged and confidential. Protected Health Information may be used or disclosed in accordance with law and you may be subject to penalties under law for improper use or further disclosure of the Protected Health Information in this email. If you are not an intended recipient of this email, you are hereby notified that any unauthorized use, dissemination or copying of this email or the information contained in it or attached to it is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please delete it and immediately notify the person named above by reply email. Thank you. " JUDY D. SIMON " Sent by: rd-usa 01/14/2008 10:51 AM Please respond to rd-usa To rd-usa cc lissac808@... Subject Re: teen presentation They are more interested in their looks then their future health. I have found that with teen girls, focusing on how balanced nutrition not only keeps them at at a healthy weight- but also the benefits fot their skin and hair. Judy Simon > I agree with Sara - calcium and Vitamin D (especially) is so important at > this age. > > > >> Hi , >> >> I've done quite a few presentations for teens. I used to speak bi-weekly >> at a " teen clinic " run by a local health department. My focus there was >> usually focus on importance of taking a multivitamin (specifially for folic >> acid use and prevention of birth defects), calcium, and iron (especially >> during menstral cycle). Teens normally have horrible food habits i.e. >> lots of fast food and soda, so discussing healthier options and a higher >> water intake is important as well. >> >> Also a lot of teen girls are very fixated on weight and see themselves as >> " too fat " according to what their peers may tell them. I've seen a lot of >> girls take in nothing but diet soda's all day, so trying to get them to see >> that nutrition can make you healthy and strong is a sometimes a very >> difficult task. >> >> Good Luck! >> >> Sara Humbert RD, LD >> >> " My weaknesses have always been food and men - in that order " . Dolly >> Parton >> >> All the world's a stage, and all the men and women mearly players.... >> >> Shakespeare >> >> >> >> teen presentation >> >> I was wondering if anyone has any tips/ideas/handouts or anything that >> might help me prepare for a general nutrition talk with teenagers. It's >> going to be small groups (7-8 kids at a time) and about 30 minutes in length >> for each group. I do inpatient adults, so I'm a little out of touch with the >> topics I should touch on. Any suggestions would be a great help. >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> " Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in >> harmony. " >> >> – Mahatma Gandhi >> >> ------------ --------- --------- --- >> Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it >> now. >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Hi All, These are great ideas. I would like to add a few points now that I have been counseling college students for a couple years. Help them find an activity that they find fun, to continue year to year. Many kids stop playing organized sports at age 14, and will benefit from finding a replacement to increase confidence, manage stress, feel part of a team or reap the benefits of increased individual strength and fitness. Teach especially the boys that they'll fill out with muscles beyond 18 for many of them. Accept their differences. For the girls especially, there is beauty in in being strong, rather than matching a number on a scale. (My athletic niece wondered if she should weigh less because another girl said she had a big butt) At 110 and 5'3 " , she has an amazing athletic build at 15, one that she now goes to the gym to get stronger, not weigh a certain amount. She works out also to improve in her sport, not to match what she ate, which is a common pitfall for girls and women alike. Eating nutrient dense foods can help them focus better in classes and afterschool activities. Healthier foods contribute to healthy teeth, and there are benefits to chewing gum, something they may be happy to hear. Encourage being open to trying new foods, tastes continue to change as they get older. And give them an opportunity to get rid of the word " picky " . It is a label that limits their thinking. Handouts for healthy and quick snacks are helpful as well as foods that can be kept in their lockers for a between class boost of energy, especially if they have to go 5+ hours between breakfast and lunch, or miss breakfast. I have handouts if you want me to send them to you as an attachment, let me know. All the best, Sharon Staier, MS, RD Family and Sports Nutrition Cape Cod, MA R@... wrote: Also discuss what an appropriate weight actually is. My niece started very young being concerned about her weight. I sat down one day during my internship with my niece, nephew, and the two neighbor girls. We plotted their height and weight on growth charts and I taught them how to interpret them. They all quickly realized they were appropriate weight and that they were just tall (all were > 75th %tile) They all commented that they could now go to school and tell the other kids they were wrong and they were right were they were suppose to be (weight was at 50th %tile). They enjoyed the growth charts so much they measured all of their pets and plotted them on the growth charts. At the time, the girls were age 10-12 and my nephew was 8. Rita , RD, LD/N Clinical Nutrition Manager Memorial Hospital of Tampa NOTICE: This email may contain PRIVILEGED and CONFIDENTIAL information and is intended only for the use of the specific individual(s) to which it is addressed. It may contain Protected Health Information that is privileged and confidential. Protected Health Information may be used or disclosed in accordance with law and you may be subject to penalties under law for improper use or further disclosure of the Protected Health Information in this email. If you are not an intended recipient of this email, you are hereby notified that any unauthorized use, dissemination or copying of this email or the information contained in it or attached to it is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please delete it and immediately notify the person named above by reply email. Thank you. " JUDY D. SIMON " Sent by: rd-usa 01/14/2008 10:51 AM Please respond to rd-usa To rd-usa cc lissac808@... Subject Re: teen presentation They are more interested in their looks then their future health. I have found that with teen girls, focusing on how balanced nutrition not only keeps them at at a healthy weight- but also the benefits fot their skin and hair. Judy Simon > I agree with Sara - calcium and Vitamin D (especially) is so important at > this age. > > > >> Hi , >> >> I've done quite a few presentations for teens. I used to speak bi-weekly >> at a " teen clinic " run by a local health department. My focus there was >> usually focus on importance of taking a multivitamin (specifially for folic >> acid use and prevention of birth defects), calcium, and iron (especially >> during menstral cycle). Teens normally have horrible food habits i.e. >> lots of fast food and soda, so discussing healthier options and a higher >> water intake is important as well. >> >> Also a lot of teen girls are very fixated on weight and see themselves as >> " too fat " according to what their peers may tell them. I've seen a lot of >> girls take in nothing but diet soda's all day, so trying to get them to see >> that nutrition can make you healthy and strong is a sometimes a very >> difficult task. >> >> Good Luck! >> >> Sara Humbert RD, LD >> >> " My weaknesses have always been food and men - in that order " . Dolly >> Parton >> >> All the world's a stage, and all the men and women mearly players.... >> >> Shakespeare >> >> >> >> teen presentation >> >> I was wondering if anyone has any tips/ideas/handouts or anything that >> might help me prepare for a general nutrition talk with teenagers. It's >> going to be small groups (7-8 kids at a time) and about 30 minutes in length >> for each group. I do inpatient adults, so I'm a little out of touch with the >> topics I should touch on. Any suggestions would be a great help. >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> " Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in >> harmony. " >> >> – Mahatma Gandhi >> >> ------------ --------- --------- --- >> Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it >> now. >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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