- How do I determine if a child overweight?
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qualified answer to this question will give you just a pediatrician. He
able to identify the reasons children completeness. In healthy children cause
extra pounds is always an unhealthy diet and low physical activity
. But these factors are directly dependent on how the parents conduct themselves
.
- Sometimes, parents who themselves do not differ
leanness, relate to overweight in their children safely. Like, from
genetics will not go away.
- Children whose relatives are overweight,
morethan others at risk of overweight and obesity. However
heredity does not play a major role. This is only an additional
"Risk Factors." It's not just in the genes. The fact that fat people,
if they are healthy, usually lead a sedentary lifestyle, overeating.
Naturally, a child in such circumstances, too, is beginning to gain
extra pounds.
- So what you should do if a child has problems with weight?
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first say what not to do so. First, in any case not
put the baby on a restrictive diet unless recommended
doctor. Second, do not scold the child for what he is full.
He must realize that love him no matter how he looks
. And, thirdly, do not let your daze discouraged.
Complete
children are often very well aware that they are different.
only way to help complete the baby - lifestyle changes
entire family. In order that healthy habits become part of your life
child, they should take all family members. And it will benefit everyone.
- "Lifestyles" - a rather broad concept. How do the lifestyles of the family affects children's weight?
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Main problem today is that we are accustomed to eating when not hungry
. We can not give up your favorite treats, just
support the company or sit down, simply because it
time.
And children, especially small, usually eaten only when
feel hungry, and stop as soon as filled. However, after
5 years, they gradually rebuilt the signals of the environment and have
less oriented to inner feelings. At this age, babies begin to
is, if they get a favorite treat or if you sit at the table
parents. They are no longer clearly feel hunger or satiety, with each year
risk score those extra pounds.
- How exactly do you advise me to start changing habits?
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I am confident that moving in this direction need to slow but
hard enough. Here are a few simple tricks that will help you make the first steps
:
l Determine the apartment "food zone". The child must know that there can be only in the kitchen or dining room.
L
Do not use food for punishment or rewards. For example, deprivation dinner
of fault may cause the child to fear
hungry and will eat as much as possible at every opportunity. And if
child gets sweets or chips as a reward, he may
decide that this food is better than another. Instead encourage child
chocolate, better praise him, brings to the zoo or play in his
favorite game.
L Encourage your child to eat slowly. The kid should feel relaxed, comfortable atmosphere that offers a leisurely meal.
L
Take your child with you to shop, to allow him to participate in
cooking. So you can teach him how to choose healthy foods.
Moreover, children willingly eat food they helped prepare.
L
gradually move to products with lower fat content. But in no case
not exclude fats from your diet - they must provide not less than
30% of daily calories.
L should not be sharply limited
sweets. Try to gradually reduce their numbers without making a child feel
prohibition or deprivation.
L Think healthy snacks
. Instead of baskets of bread or a vase with chocolates in the intervals between meals
keep on the table a bowl with cleaned carrots or apples
.
L Make a diet of his offspring as diverse.
On the table must be present and cereals, and dairy products, and
fasits and vegetables, and fats, meat, fish, eggs.
- A varied diet - not an easy task. How to get a little fussy there are unloved, but useful food?
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Encourage your child to something there - it's a dead end road. If you want
accustom the child to a varied diet, have patience.
New products have to offer the child repeatedly.
Recent study showed that savory foods such as vegetables, will be included in the diet
child only after the 5 th, 10 th or 15 th attempt. For example,
you want to teach your child to benefit cauliflower. Start with small
- put on a plate next to familiar foods tablespoon
cauliflower. The first time a child can not even touch the
unusual for him food. But after a while the baby gets used to
vegetable supplement and it will be easy to eat. But still the best
out - this is the most cabbage with the child, thereby giving
example.
This applies to everything you do. Want to
child does not eat in front of TV or beenmoreactive -
behave accordingly.
- What to do with the love of children for chocolates, chips, candy? Deny as junk food?
- Forget about the fact that there are forbidden foods. Otherwise, work the effect of the forbidden fasit.
If you are faced with the problem of addiction to chocolate and baby potato chips, not
is to exclude these products from the diet. Start with the fact that buy small packages
favorite treats. In general, watch portion sizes
her child. It is no secret that young children often receive much
morefood than they actually need.
- Can the child independently determine the value of the drink?
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For portion size should, of course, should the parents. Just remember:
too big portions - a kind of signal for the child not
tassting one's own feelings of hunger. He begins to think that parents
- not himself - knows how much he needed to eat. There is a good asle
for preschool children. Every product they need to
quantity of one tablespoon per year of life.
Another good way to deal with the portions, but it is not suitable for all children.
Try serving food, not in separate bowls, and the overall dish.
Give your child the opportunity to put yourself something to eat, using Children
spoon. Most children intuitively take as much food as they need
. Especially the guys, especially preschool children, like to feel themselves independent
.
- This board looks very democratic. I thought you consultmoreclosely monitor the child's diet.
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Control may be different. I believe that parents should only
send their child, giving him the right choice. We are talking about soft
control. Parents have influence on the eating habits of the child
only up to 5 years. The sooner you begin to follow the diet of their offspring
, the better.
At the same time you should not have too
strong pressure on the choice of baby products. The main task - not
prohibit or compel their child to do something, and teach the child
listen to yourself. This skill in the modern world worth its weight in gold
.
- Among the main causes of overweight in children you named
not only malnutrition, but lack of physical activity.
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In this case, work also needs to consistently. Children because of
nature are very active and energetic. But addiction to television shows and computer games
leads to the fact that they almost cease to move
during the day. Try to gently "refocus" their child.
For example,
plan a family evening walk instead of the traditional view
telecasts. Be an example for their children. If they see,
that you are active and get pleasure from it, they will move
with you. Suit cycling, dancing, walking, swimming,
skiing, ice skating. When your baby will get stronger, try to find a suitable
sports section. Try to find something that
will not only bring benefit to your daze, but also provide him with pleasure
.
Course, such a change of lifestyle will require you to
some effort. But they will pay off handsomely, because the love of
healthy lifestyle - a great gift for life.
Anna CHESTNUT