"When I was a child, I was fat or not." Many young parents think that keeping a fat one will make their faces shine.
However, weight management experts point out that this attitude of parents often makes the obesity or mild obesity in infancy uncontrollable, and once it develops into adolescent obesity or severe obesity, it is difficult to reduce it.
Parents should do this:
Parents should measure their children's height and weight at least once every six months, calculate their body mass index (bmi) and check the reference index to measure whether their children are overweight or even obese.
If the child has reached the level of obesity, don't sit idly by. Suggest taking him to seek the assistance of a pediatrician.
Myth 2: Children should change bad eating habits in a short time.
Don't announce that the whole family will start eating hot dishes tomorrow, and every meal will be brown rice and white cook the meat, plus 1 hour, and then expect your children to follow suit.
It is unscientific to try to reverse a child's wrong eating pattern 360 degrees at once. Children will be afraid if all their things are taken away in an instant. So I was in a bad mood, rebelled, and even refused to eat to express my protest.
Parents should do this:
Make an easy-to-implement plan and accomplish at most one goal in a week. For example, try to reduce the number of meals for children in the first week, from one tablet a day to one tablet every two days, and then to one tablet every three days after one week, and so on.
Encourage your child to try all kinds of healthy food, whether it is new food or food you think he doesn't like, try it several times. Every food should be tried at least 15 times for children to know whether they like it or hate it.
The whole family can go out for a walk after dinner every day. If they can't find time to walk every day, they can choose a few fixed days and arrange some activities that the whole family can participate in, such as going to the supermarket to buy more household items on Friday night, or they can take this opportunity to teach their children to know and choose healthy food.
Myth 3: You just need to change your child's wrong diet concept. You are old and don't need to be corrected.
Children not only inherit their parents' genes, but also inherit their parents' living habits, especially their diet choices. The most effective way for children to eat healthily is for parents to take the lead in demonstrating.
A recent study by Pennsylvania State University pointed out that children who like fruits and vegetables usually have a lot of fruits and vegetables in their parents' daily intake, which once again confirmed their parents' eating habits.
Parents should do this:
Choose a balanced and healthy food for the whole family, whether it's homemade or eaten out, such as a bowl of brown rice, two kinds, and a baked salmon, so that children will feel very satisfied and enjoy watching you finish these foods, and naturally they want to try it.
Everyone in the family should reduce the chances of eating high-calorie food, avoid ordering extra large, and don't patronize a "full" restaurant every three days to make the whole family appetite.
Myth 4: Eating less fat can prevent children from getting fat.
Many parents think that obesity comes from fat, so they think that to make children lose weight, they should first try to eat less or not to eat fat. Based on this view, parents often use fat substitutes instead of natural fat when cooking food; Or let children eat less and more meals, but eat some diet (diet food) formula, drinks or biscuits.
A nutritionist in Germany believes that if the fat with 900 calories per100g is replaced by other foods with greatly reduced calories, the body will lack the usual calories, so the brain will send out a hunger signal, prompting children to eat earlier. Moreover, this will also give people the illusion that it doesn't matter to eat food with less calories anyway. As a result, they often eat much more than usual. Instead of losing weight, they gain weight.
Parents should do this:
Fat-free food is bad for health. Some fatty acids are essential for life and human metabolism. Therefore, it is still necessary to let children eat fat normally.
Of course, it is not good to eat too much fat. About 60 grams of fat per person per day is enough for the human body.
Myth 5: If you like a child, let him eat his favorite food.
The only child is very common in modern families. Most parents love their children very much, and they will do anything they ask. Some parents can't stand the noise of their children or have no time to deal with it. The quickest solution is to obey their wishes and compromise. But after a long time, it will eventually hurt the health of children.
Parents should do this:
Some parents want to please their children and take them to eat their favorite fried chicken and hamburgers to make them feel like a good mother (mother food) or a good father (father food). This is not wrong, but they must make a principle with their children in advance, for example, they can only go to McDonald's once a month.
When you meet a child, you have to eat some unhealthy food. The correct way to deal with it is to be firm and uncompromising, but don't scold the child on the spot. Try to calm his emotions first and explain the reasons briefly. If the appeasement fails and the child is still crying, take him away from the scene as soon as possible and go home to deal with it.
Myth 6: Snacks should be placed where children can easily get them.
/kloc-children under 0/0 can't stand hunger, usually they have to eat for more than six hours, so it's normal to find food between meals, but there are soda water and boiled water in the refrigerator at the same time. Which do you think the children will choose? If there is no healthier food at home, but snacks that promote obesity can be seen everywhere, it is undoubtedly encouraging children to keep sending them to their mouths.
Parents should do this:
The amount of snacks should not be too much, otherwise it will easily affect the appetite for dinner; And don't provide high-calorie food, such as fresh cream cake, croissants, sandwich bread, doughnuts, fried dough sticks, French fries, sandwich biscuits and so on.
Prepare fruits, such as grapes, bananas, oranges, peaches, strawberries, tomatoes, etc., which do not need to be peeled and cut into pieces and are easy to take. So that children can take it with them or eat it at home.
Homemade fruit and vegetable juice, but don't let children drink more than 1 cup a day, because the calories of juice are not low.
Learn from the practices of stars, such as Daniel Jacob Radcliffe, the child star who plays Harry Potter. He likes to eat whole wheat bread with ham and cheese, or add some honey and yogurt as snacks. Emma watson, who plays Hermione, will choose toast with a little cream and fresh strawberry jam.
Myth 7: Reward children with candy and high-calorie food.
"That's great! You took two little red flowers, and mom took you to eat your favorite fried chicken! " "Eat this bowl of vegetables, and you can eat sugar later!" These are all bad demonstrations, but they are often used by parents to lure their children to a certain purpose.
After experiencing "good behavior", children can often "eat sweets and snacks", which is easy to mislead him into thinking that eating these things is good and strengthen his desire for this kind of food. Children's good behavior is indeed worthy of reward, but there are many other ways besides eating.
Parents should do this:
Help your child prepare a "collection card". Every time she behaves well, she will put a stamp on the card and collect a certain amount for her children to exchange their favorite books or stationery.
Ask the child directly what he thinks. If you think his request is acceptable, such as buying a toy he has been longing for for for a long time and watching a Garfield movie, then satisfy him.
If a child wants something that can help him increase his activity and cultivate his habits, such as football, roller skating or going to swimming classes, then he must be encouraged and accompanied to do activities.
Myth 8: Let children eat to pass the time or vent their bad mood.
Like adults, eating can also comfort children and make them feel happy, but once you get into the habit of finding something to eat when you are in a bad mood, especially when you eat and drink emotionally, it is easy to overeat and it is difficult to get fat. Think of the fat man in Slim Men and Women!
Parents should do this:
I can listen to my children at ordinary times, and I will tell you when my children encounter problems and setbacks. If you find your child unhappy and depressed, guide him to express his feelings.
Play games to guide children to vent some negative emotions.
Myth 9: children are too fat, so they should be severely blamed with words.
"Don't eat! As fat as a pig! " "I only know how to eat all day long, and I will die of obesity!" Accusing or satirizing children with such negative words will not only fail to stop them, but also seriously hurt their self-esteem and willingness to change their habits. At that time, not only the weight problem has not improved, but also psychological problems will appear.
Parents should do this:
Being fat is not the child's fault. Family support is very important for children to change their diet, exercise habits and even lose weight. Children need their parents to remind them of something at all times, and they also need their parents' encouragement to continue doing it.
When a child makes some positive changes, don't hesitate to praise him, even if the changes are small, such as taking the initiative to eat two more dishes at dinner. Any small change is a good start.
Don't sin, parents,