| Obesity has been an unending medical nightmare for | | | | early age. Eating the right type of food to avoid |
| man through the ages, especially in communities and | | | | overweight is a key instrument in avoiding childhood |
| societies where the standard of living is good enough. | | | | obesity. Implementing a diet rich in fruit, vegetables, |
| But in recent times, there seems to be a turn of | | | | whole grain and other healthy food types will allow |
| events. What we are experiencing now looks like an | | | | your children to enjoy eating good food without the |
| obesity epidemic in children. And in most cases, we all | | | | dangers of overweight. Cooking together and eating |
| seem to miss the point. There is so much noise about | | | | together as a family will make eating enjoyable enough |
| losing weight and not about preventing weight gain in | | | | without the need to overeat. The ease and availability |
| the first place, which is the problem.Parents play a vital | | | | of fast food restaurants is another cause for concern. |
| role in the weight of their children; it's really part of | | | | Most parents award their children's brilliant |
| parental care. Understandably, obese parents tend to | | | | performance or a job well done with a trip to a fast |
| have obese children. Not just because of the genetic | | | | food restaurant. It's not wrong to take children out |
| factors, but because it is more likely that these parents | | | | once in awhile, but it is parts of parents' care to limit |
| will pass down their poor eating and sedentary | | | | such outings to within a reasonable limit.The sedentary |
| lifestyles to their children. Children are always very | | | | lifestyles and reduced activity in most children is |
| close to their parents and in most cases, see them as | | | | another cause for concern. Children spend hours on |
| role models. They are therefore more likely to | | | | end watching TVs or playing video and computer |
| followthe habits, norms, attitudes and beliefs of their | | | | games. The digital generation we live in today has not |
| parents. If this is understandable, what about parents | | | | help matters. The number of hours spent daily in these |
| that aren't obese?The first problem or cause of | | | | sedentary activities pile up gradually and is a sure |
| obesity in children is over eating. Children love eating | | | | precursor to weight gain. Parents can create a healthy |
| and eating junk foods. Any diet that deprives children | | | | active lifestyle in their children by leading active |
| of junk food is very likely to fail. And because parents | | | | lifestyles themselves and taking their children along. |
| condone their children's eating habits, they become part | | | | Biking, taking an evening walk together or swimming |
| of the cause of obesity in their children. As part of | | | | are activities that parents can do with their children. It is |
| parental love and care, parents must learn to criticize | | | | better for parents to encourage their children to take |
| children's eating habit and teach them at an early age | | | | up some type of sports, dance, martial arts or any |
| to eat just enough food for satisfaction. Making | | | | form of activity that will cut down sedentary living |
| children eat slowly is an effective way to curb | | | | styles in their children.Obesity is perhaps more |
| excesses in eating. Food getting into the stomach | | | | psychologically tormenting for teenagers than for |
| takes about 20-30minutes to stimulate the satiety | | | | adults. They don't have the intelligence to make all the |
| center of the brain that brings the sense of fullness. | | | | right decisions. It is part of your parental responsibility to |
| Eating slowly, therefore, will help children to eat to | | | | guide them towards a better living. Their happiness at |
| satisfaction without overeating.Parents should also | | | | the end will bring you the joy and satisfaction that |
| learn to build the right eating habit in children from an | | | | comes with a job well done. |