A Guide to Childrens Diet and Nutrition for Parents

Worried About Your Child’s Weight?

The following are 10 physician-approved tips for parents:

Discuss the importance of healthy diet and lifestyle choices with your child. Remember to talk about health, not about weight.
Create a healthy eating plan; do not put your child on a diet. Many diets that are popular with adults have never been tested on children, and a healthy, balanced diet is the goal for children.
Allow sweets or treats, such as candy and other snacks, in moderation rather than eliminate them. Children who learn the importance of balanced eating will be better-equipped to manage their own diet as adults.
Give your child plenty of healthy alternatives. Focusing only on what he or she cannot eat does not teach your child to make healthy choices.
Do not use food as leverage in a relationship. Do not hold back food as a punishment, and do not offer food as a reward.
Encourage your child to make better food choices. Communicating your interest in his or her health is more effective than focusing on shortcomings.
Have your child sit down, eat a balanced meal, and then move on to a fun activity. Do not let your child eat in his or her bedroom or in front of the television, constantly leaving and returning to the table.
Practice what you preach. If you eat right, it will be easier to get your child to eat right as well.
Be a role model. Be active yourself.
Promote better nutrition by having regular meal and snack times. Restrict all-day snacking.

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March 13th, 2010 | by wawan | You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.