Guest guest Posted August 3, 2000 Report Share Posted August 3, 2000 Hi, I was watching the posts on when kids should diet. Now that i am a parent, I understand much more about our terror that our kids will have our weaknesses and battle with weight. I practiced as a school psychologist for 10 years before staying home the last year and half with my little one. I was asked this question a lot. I did a lot of reading on it and I had a personal interest in it. I alway felt so bad that the parents had to ask me baout this when I knew they looked at me like this is exactly what I am trying to keep my child from becoming. There are three main points in the literature right now. Tami did a great job expressing them in her post. Also, the last 20/20 about WLS had a segment about families, kids and weight loss. The first key is keeping your child as active as possible. Doing just about anything is better than hours in front of the TV and computer. If your child isn't into sports, it can help to add family activities like evening walks and biking. Have them do races and dive for quarters and other stuff to keep moving while inn the pool. Even helping out with other little ones can keep them active (like taking a neighboring preschooler out for a wagon ride). The second key factor is changing family food buying and eating habits for everyone. Tami had some great ideas on this one. Some of us know what it was like to have parents control our food and put us on diets and how it made us feel about ourselves. Also, no one wants to be deprived and be the only kid in the house who can't have the " good stuff " . It can set kids up for sneaking and stealing food and for binging when they can have it. The 3rd factor is how your child feels about their weight, their body. What do they think other people think about them and do they want help? Reading and learning with them rather than preaching at them and talking through your own food choices outloud. " Man, I really want a couple of those hohos right now, but I know they will only make me feel more hungry later and they won't do anyting good for my body, so I guess I will have fruit, nuts, cheese. etc. instead. " We have a perfect opportunity to start teaching by example as we relearn for ourselves. Just a few of my thoughts for free. I kind of miss being in the schools. Laurie in Ohio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2000 Report Share Posted August 4, 2000 Laurie, Wonderful comments,I agree with each point.I would like to add one that I see a lot of parents doing,using food as a reward or prize.This one is easy to fall into.I am no psychologist or counselor but that seems like a dangerous association,especially for a kid with a family history of obesity. >From: dmalony@... >Reply-To: MiniGastricBypass (AT) egroups (DOT) com >To: MiniGastricBypass (AT) egroups (DOT) com >Subject: Kids and diets >Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2000 00:11:13 -0000 > >Hi, > >I was watching the posts on when kids should diet. Now that i am a >parent, I understand much more about our terror that our kids will >have our weaknesses and battle with weight. I practiced as a school >psychologist for 10 years before staying home the last year and half >with my little one. I was asked this question a lot. I did a lot of >reading on it and I had a personal interest in it. I alway felt so >bad that the parents had to ask me baout this when I knew they looked >at me like this is exactly what I am trying to keep my child from >becoming. > >There are three main points in the literature right now. Tami did a >great job expressing them in her post. Also, the last 20/20 about >WLS had a segment about families, kids and weight loss. > >The first key is keeping your child as active as possible. Doing >just about anything is better than hours in front of the TV and >computer. If your child isn't into sports, it can help to add family >activities like evening walks and biking. Have them do races and >dive >for quarters and other stuff to keep moving while inn the pool. Even >helping out with other little ones can keep them active (like taking >a neighboring preschooler out for a wagon ride). > >The second key factor is changing family food buying and eating >habits for everyone. Tami had some great ideas on this one. Some of >us know what it was like to have parents control our food and put us >on diets and how it made us feel about ourselves. Also, no one wants >to be deprived and be the only kid in the house who can't have the > " good stuff " . It can set kids up for sneaking and stealing food and >for binging when they can have it. > >The 3rd factor is how your child feels about their weight, their >body. What do they think other people think about them and do they >want help? Reading and learning with them rather than preaching at >them and talking through your own food choices outloud. " Man, I >really want a couple of those hohos right now, but I know they will >only make me feel more hungry later and they won't do anyting good >for >my body, so I guess I will have fruit, nuts, cheese. etc. instead. " >We have a perfect opportunity to start teaching by example as we >relearn for ourselves. > >Just a few of my thoughts for free. I kind of miss being in the >schools. > >Laurie in Ohio > > > ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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