There are a lot of healthy weight loss for kids programs out there. You just have to look. Kids nutritional needs are different than those for adults, yet kids learn from watching their parents about what is nutritious and what isn't. When they see us struggling with our weight, they may struggle with it as well. We need to set a good example as parents. All the pressures of school and friends don't go a long way to helping the weight situation. Some kids are too thin while others are too fat. So let's talk about kids who need to lose a little or a lot of weight and ways that you, as a parent, can help them along that road. We all know that the weight gain doesn't happen overnight. It takes time to pack on those pounds and it's going to take …show more content…
Get involved in a family sport or any physical activity. Maybe a family exercise session. It doesn't have to be a competition or any type of rigorous activity. Start out slow and build up to a faster pace. Take a walk before or after dinner. If you walk before dinner, you will eat less at the meal. If you work out afterwords, the body burns off some of that stored fat. The key is to make it fun. For kids, exercise has to be fun. If it feels like a chore, they will quickly become frustrated and not want to ge involved. Try playing some kickball or volleyball in the backyard. Take a few laps in the pool. Each of these activities burns calories and gets the heart rate up. That's a good thing. Kids can get involved with these activities and improve their weight and self esteem. It's all part of healthy weight loss for kids. Exercise is good. Most schools across the country have a gym class as part of their daily curriculum. Actually in many schools it is a requirement to take a gym class. When you are in a gym class five days a week it can help shed pounds and trim the waistline in no time. In class when everyone has to participate, there is no pressure on your child to be singled …show more content…
They love to eat and eat, especially the junk food. Kids think they are invincible and that extends to their body. They think they can put anything into their mouth and still be healthy but that's not true. What you put in your mouth will determine how your body will feel. High fiber foods will go straight through you but not before grabbing a little fat on the way. The foods that digest slower, like complex carbohydrates, keep the body fueled for a longer period of time, which is what you want. When your kid grabs a snack from the vending machine, the sugar gives them a rush for about an hour and then they feel wiped out, like they just ran a marathon. Try to get your kids into eating healthier snacks like celery, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, and all sorts of different fruit. Try to have an assortment of washed and cut up veggies on hand. Keep them in a tupperware and ready to go in the fridge so that they are easy and convenient for the little munchkins when they are hungry. Don't forget to pack it in their lunches so that they can munch on the bus or as they walk home. Veggies can be eaten with low calorie dressings and dips to make them taste
Exercise, food, technology, and money all play a role in causing childhood obesity. Lack of exercise among adolescents has been proven to be the leading cause of childhood obesity. According to a May 2012 Institute of Medicine report, only half of America’s children and one in four teens get enough activity to meet current guidelines (Doheny and Noonman 1). The recommendations call for children to participate in at least 60 minutes of vigorous to moderate physical activity every day (Hendrick 1). “Only four percent of elementary schools, eight percent of middle schools, and two percent of high schools provide daily physical ...
A national epidemic is occurring, the war between food and people. In the United States, about “32% of children (from 2 to 19 years old) are obese” (Bernadac 1). As the years continue to go on the rate of obese children are increasing as well. In the past the problem did not have much consideration due to a low rate of affected children. Now families are suffering the long-term consequences of having an obese child. Some of those health effects are “Heart disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke, several types of cancer and osteoarthritis” (CDC 1). A problem with this type of drastic effects may have a solution; method prevention for the future generations and correct treatment for those who are already obese can lower the rate.
...mption of food and physical activity. To make their children more active, parents should stop buying videogames and set a time limit to decrease the amount of time their children spend in front of a computer screen. Another way to increase physical activity is to encourage children to join an extra-curricular activity. Although it is easiest to prevent obesity at a young age, many people in the United States grow up obese or become obese. To help and to encourage adults who are suffering from obesity, they need to learn the life-threatening effects that accompany the “heavy” burden.
The vending machines which have mostly sodas and chips are also convenient for kids, but they are consuming tremendous amount of sugars that are so unhealthy for their diets. In high schools, their hormones are changing and when they eat or drink foods that are not healthy, their hormones respond to those, by making them hyper, unable to learn and to comprehend subjects better in schools.
Having recess can help lower obesity/ weight loss. Physical movements at recess can help lower obesity. According to AAP students should play outside for 60 minutes each day to stay healthy. By doing this every day each child will be Physically fit and active. So by raising recess
Some of the children who eat these types of food at home or will just eat everything since they know there isn’t anything else. Other students will just wait till either they are home, and will find something to eat. The teenagers who can drive themselves will either eat out at McDonald’s, or subway after school if they skipped eating at school. In that case, then no one is really eating healthy, or having there required items in a meal. Which are: Fruits, vegetables, protein, grain, and dairy.
We need to get the word out to help parents make sure their children are being active and they are providing them with enough fruits and vegetables in their diets. Parents should also eat right and to exercise with their families and children this will make a huge difference and impact in their children lives. Parents need to lead by example and teach their children a healthy lifestyle this is something the kids will grow up with and continue to do daily in their lives and into adulthood. This will also impact these kids when they are adults with their own families and start a path of teaching their families and kids and a new generation of healthy habits. Healthcare providers can do their best to notice signs of overweight children and start educating the parents before it becomes worse.
Edward Group DC, 2011). Some strategies that I think could help improve adolescence’s daily exercise schedule is to obviously get out and exercise. You can change up your routine every day. Monday ride your bike, Tuesday jog around your neighborhood, Wednesday do yoga inside or outside if the weather is nice, Thursday three sets of ten jumping jacks, sit-ups, pushups, squats, and wall sits, Friday go on a hike, Saturday play basketball or jump on a trampoline, and Sunday run one mile. Join a gym if you feel comfortable. Lifting weights can also improve your strength. Another strategy would be to plan your meals. It is so easy to just decide you do not want to make anything for dinner so you take the family out to eat. That is not a smart idea. This is also where having family support with exercising and eating healthy makes things easier. Some teenagers may not be able to drive yet so they rely on their parents. When parents make good, healthy decision the children will follow. If you bring your lunch to school every day with water, fruits, vegetables, and some sort of meat you will be on the right track. According to the National Sleep Foundation, getting at least eight hours of sleep a night can lead to less stress, improving the immune system, and can lower high blood pressure. Another strategy is to weigh yourself every day. Do not get upset if the scale does not change after one day of working out and eat right. It does take time. Once you start seeing improvement you will get addicted to this new lifestyle. Your attitude will change and you will start to get your motivation
A lot of children are overweight and obese too, unfortunately. Childhood obesity is especially sad because, for the most part, the parents are at fault. The child, especially when they’re young, have no control over what they eat and couldn’t try to be healthy, even if they wanted to. “In 2013, 42 million children under the age of 5 were overweight of obese.” (Obesity and
A child needs a healthy, balanced diet to achieve his or hers full growth potential. Nutrition also influences a child’s social and cognitive development. It is recommended that children accumulate and store nutrients to prepare them for their growth spurt, which is experienced during the adolescent stage. A child who is not eating properly, and is lacking the nutrients that is needed are at risk for health problems. The health problems a child is at risk for are obesity, tooth decay, and food sensitivities. To avoid these health problems such as obesity, it is recommended to limit energy-dense, nutrient-poor snack foods. Another obvious recommendation is to ensure that your child remains active, enduring physical activity, and limiting television time. Lastly it’s also best to stay away from fruit juices and avoid soft drinks. Avoiding drinks like that are important, because fruit juices and soft drinks have a ton of unnecessary sugars. Those fruit juices that are consider “healthy” usually contain more sugar in them than vitamins and antioxidants. Too much sugar can cause obesity, and can even effect a child’s dental health. Healthy eating during adolescents is very important as well as I mentioned previously. Many adolescents experience a growth spurt and an increase in appetite and need healthy foods to meet their growth needs. It is important that boys in their adolescent stage consume an average of 2,800 calories per day. And for girls in their adolescent stage it is necessary that they consume up to 2,200 calories per day. It is important that an adolescents diet consist of proteins like beef, chicken, turkey eggs. It is also necessary that they consume carbohydrates like rice bread, potato. Nutritionists recommend that complex carbohydrates make up 50%-60% of a teenagers caloric intake, says Healthchilderen.org. Healthychilderen.org also says fat
There should be a class for them free of charge and explain nutrition labels to them. Maybe be offered in community centers, hospitals, clinics or many other places. By offering these opportunities we could start changing things little by little. As well, for the kids in school PE should also be a mandatory class not just get the credits and be done with PE. Also, have mandatory cooking classes to show them how to prepare a healthy meal and then they can show their parents on how to prepare a healthy meal. This could be one of many bonding times with your child. We don’t require much from them, but when we start to notice them gain weight we start questioning where we went wrong. We start to see kids be declared “obese, diabetic, high cholesterol and many more” at such an adolescent age. As mentioned in “Stop Being afraid of the Food Industry,” “I regularly see children as young as five years old with high cholesterol, high triglycerides, and elevated liver enzymes.” (Maria, 303) The age of this is where we decide to be a concern and start watching what they eat. This could be a little too late when it could’ve been avoidable to being with. Partially they may not know much about how to be healthy. Kids are being detected obese as young as eight. Which is a lot sooner than in the past. In the 1960s, it would be in adults where you would start seeing
In our society today one of the most difficult problems we are facing is the large numbers of obesity in our children. One of the major factors in that is this; our children have become less physically active. At an early age children start watching TV, learn how to operate a computer, and play video games. Having technological skills is now a necessity in all of our lives because everything has turned “computerized,” but the fact is that our children are relying on these types of entertainment rather than getting up and physically exercising to entertain them selves. This directly affects the large number of obese children in our country today because of the lack of physical exercise. It is not that we want our kids to look a certain way or to be better at sports than everyone else, but it is that we want our kids to be physically fit and to develop a healthy lifestyle. Physical exercise is not only for adults, it is for children as well, so we must understand the importance of our children exercising and the benefits from it. By doing that it will make an impact on that child for the rest of his/her life.
Physical education in schools improves children’s physical health. Getting the recommended amount of exercise can combat obesity. “Regular physical activity can help children and adolescents improve cardiorespiratory fitness, build strong bones and muscles, control weight, reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression, and reduce the risk of developing health conditions” (CDC.gov). PHIT America states,
Twenty-two point six percent do not participate in physical activity during their free time. (National Centers for Disease Control, 2003) In the past thirty years, the percentage of overweight children has more than doubled in the U.S. The number of overweight teenagers has almost tripled. (National Center for Health Statistics, 2004) A study of children from three different elementary school, participating in after-school programs found that the children participating in activities outside of school were less likely to be overweight at the follow-up and were better accepted by their classmates. (Applied Developmental Science, 2005) My daughter is able to remain lean because she runs and lifts weights daily. She has not gone up in size since she started playing softball a couple years ago, she has only grown in height. My son did not play baseball last year, so we were not as busy during the normal baseball season and as a result of the extra, unused time, he put on a little weight. When he began football this last season, I noticed him struggling to keep up with the team while running laps and was slower than the year before, he even went up a pant size. I also noticed my daughter Molly getting a tummy over the summer and gaining a pant size, going from a six to an eight. Now that she has been back in dance
“The best way to stay at a healthy weight is to make healthy food choices daily,” says Mary L. Gavin (3). That is no secret, everybody knows this information but doesn’t put it to use with their kids. The more energy they have, they more active they will be as well. Which will also regulate their body weight. Be careful when talking about weight because if you negatively talk about your own weight or call out another person’s bad eating habits and link them with being overweight they might start to think food in general is bad and that is one way eating disorders are started. Show them portion control and healthy snacks when being active and just sitting around the house. Kids and teens need more energy so they will want to do more outside activities and the energy starts with the food they are