Eating Well for Good Health and Enjoyment
Most
parents are interested in the health and happiness of their kids and
truly want to find the best possible way to achieve these goals. There
is a lot of pressure - from family, friends, doctors, and the media - to
create a certain body size in our kids. While we certainly want to
listen to good advice, we must also be aware that everybody - even
doctors - can be wrong, especially when it comes to maintaining a
healthy diet. The tendency is to focus on "correcting"
size.
We
take the health of children very seriously here at Size Wise Kids. What
we don't accept is that dieting or other severe restrictions are
effective in achieving long term goals of healthy weight or happiness.
If you are skeptical, click here
and take time to read through the stories of people who grew up as
chubby children. Then pick up some of material accessible through the
links in the left column and find the smarter alternative way of helping
your child and your family.
Don't
make this about punishment and deprivation. Creating healthy eating
should be focused on adding smart choices for the entire family.
Focused, excessive restriction will only lead to temporary successes and
big trouble down the road.
One
of the best thing parents can do for their children - of all sizes - is to offer
them food that is both nourishing and enjoyable. Especially with chubby
children, the reaction tends to be one of cutting back on foods and completely
eliminating entire groups.
Take
this job seriously and you will be rewarded with a healthier family all
around.
In
case you are wondering, we get nothing from the sale or recommendation
of these books. We offer them to you because they are the best.
