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Combatting The Fat Crisis Christie B
A topical debate for parents at the moment is obesity in children. It’s become a worldwide issue, but Australia is leading with some scary statistics.
This week’s Herald Sun newspaper reported that in Victoria alone, 35 children are being treated for obesity-related diabetes and that some children are weighing over 150 kilograms.
Parents need to take full responsibility for their children’s diet, lack of exercise and sedentary lifestyle.
Parents often complain that their children won’t eat their vegetables, that they won’t listen when you tell them to get off the internet. Who’s the adult in this relationship?
With two parents working, and parents feeling too tired to argue with their children, this has paved the way for children to dictate to adults how it goes.
Take away meals should be treats not a daily staple and kids will mimic how their parents eat. Placing boundaries rather than ruling out time in front of the TV, Internet, Xbox is a better way to go. Letting kids know they can have twenty minutes for sedentary activities enables them to use their time effectively.
Sometimes the last thing a parent feels like doing is playing sport with their child, but some type of physical activity as a family, ie riding a bike, going for a walk to the park, playing soccer or cricket, encourages kids to be active.
The stats are terrifying, but it’s the parents who have the responsibility to reer their child in the way they should go.
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