Today more and more children suffer from adiposity. Disturbed schedule of nutrition, genetic predisposition to this disease and so-called fast food restaurants are conductive to this.

When such problem appears in a family, parents try helping their child with all their might. However, here we have a dilemma: how can you help a child without showing non-compliance of the way your child looks now? You know, most often such parental striving to help their child will be definitely treated as their non-compliance with his appearance.

How parents can help a child to solve an obesity problem?

If one of family members has health problems, this question should become a question for a whole family

Health is a common problem concerning all family members. If one of family members struggles for healthy nutrition, and rest ones keep on crunching chips on a sofa in a friendly fashion, the problem will hardly be solved.

Tell a child about your wish to help him solving overweight problem, however, do this in a delicate manner, without offending him.

Talk to a child about obesity problem, and also try to find ways of overweight problem solution all together, make some plan of actions. Remember, one person always feels difficulty coping with problems, and joint efforts will help solving the problem.

Watch a child’s emotional state

Children suffering from obesity are subjected to depression and bad mood very often, as they feel they are defective, different from their coevals. Supporting your child emotionally, whistling in the dark and giving to understand he is same as others are very important in the process of struggle with the disease. If you notice depressive state in your child, consult a children psychologist.

Concentrate your attention on a child’s health, not outer world.

Try to explain a child that physical activity and sport are firstly meant for health, good mood, being fit and toned. However, on no account say your child should go in for sport because he is fat, shapeless etc. Here you should explain the idea of going in for sport the right way, avoiding any offences. In this case parents can offer going in for some kind of sport all together.

Do not declare open war to harmful food

Instead of criticizing your child’s choice of food, try to inculcate in him taste for healthy nutrition. Give him a right to choose food, but this should be healthy food. Acting this way you offer your child only healthy and wholesome food without restricting his choice of food.

Introduce more family sports events into practice

For example, visit a swimming-pool or sauna several days a week, go in for running on weekends and etc.

Try to avoid bringing harmful food home

Fill your fridge with healthy food, and replace harmful food with alternative variants, such as fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts little by little.