Experts or “Common Sense” - Obese/Overweight

 

Hello.  

 

Thank you for taking the time to read this article which has been put together based on a number of personal experiences and observations that I found over time with families with Big Kids who many perceived as being overweight, Big and Fat and obese.

 

I am not going to bore you with stats but tell it like it is. The article is honest and is not written to annoy or upset anyone.

 

Are you aware that Kids who are introduced to junk foods as early as three are more likely to evolve into overweight and even reach the critical status of “Obesity” by the time they are in their teenage years?

 

There have been countless studies undertaken by “Experts in Nutrition” and “Experts in Lifestyle” with enough documents to fill a small bedroom with the net results pointing in the same direction that:

 

·       Your environment may contribute to how you feel about yourself, thus leading to comfort eating

·        Your parents over-feed you through kindness, as it is easier for them to give into a child’s request for food rather than say “No”.

 

Come on, we are all adults and good parents, we know the difference between good and bad; right and wrong; the do’s and the don’ts......but most of us forget that children especially fast growing kids want food almost all the time and it is convenient for us parents to give biscuits, chicken nuggets, beef burgers, microwave dinners, crisps, so on and so forth...I’m sure you get the picture!!

 

Are you perfect? Well No!

 

But we do love our Kids and want the very best for them. Interesting comment “Want the BEST for them” you know deep down that we give our kids what we lacked in our childhood, be that toys, love, experience, friends, travel, money, sense of security etc.

 

But we seem to have great difficulty when it comes to “Over Feeding” our children with the wrong stuff....how often do you hear your child ask for a carrot to eat? Or Mom can I have a salad for lunch? Or Mom I’ve had enough chocolate, can I have a banana! 

 

 

 

Picture taken by Jonathan Olumoya in Cincinnati OH, USA

 

It just does not happen, the only time I have observed this is when a neighbour of ours. who is hell bent on educating his daughter with a rod of iron to get the best grades/scholarship; the daughter came to our birthday party recently and was not allowed to eat any of the yummy foods that all the other girls were tucking into.....she sat there with a long face, you could see in her eyes that this 13 year old was hurting and new that soon she had to leave the party early to study more, leaving behind those funny Kids to enjoy themselves.

 

Are her parents wrong? That is difficult to debate, all we do know is that this is their perception of what their daughter needs for her “Wellbeing”.....but at what cost.

 

Most of us are blessed with “Common Sense” this wonderful gift that is bestowed upon us that helps us to make decisions with clarity, gives us insight before we leap, directs us when to make a decision and a small percentage of us do try hard to lead a “Balanced Lifestyle” encompassing downtime where the whole family spends quality time together, eats together, goes for walks together.

This time together allows us to “Buddy” each other, share our views and opinions, talk about nonsense or issues of the world and be grateful for the “Food that we Eat”.

 

Kids of the world are our future, they need to be coached, mentored and helped in their early years we do not want to find ourselves in a position that Kids are obese and overweight and are dying before us. That will be a calamity of our generation if we as parents let this happen.

 

In conclusion;

 

1.   You have the power within you to “Change” however small that change is. Over time I can assure you that change will be monumental.

2.     You know what food is good for your Kids so give it to them and occasionally indulge your Kids with chocolate or a burger or ice cream.

3.     You can influence your Kids as much or as little as you want. YES it is your call but I ask you “What do you really want for your kids?”

 

Our family would like to recommend that you take a serious look at the Youth Obesity Solution by clicking here.

 

 

“The Life of your child is in your hands”

 

 

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