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Focus on health and wellbeing, not appearance; e.g., is your child energetic and healthy regardless of size? Eat together as a family- research shows that kids who regularly eat dinner with their families have fewer emotional and eating problems. Encourage healthy eating and physical activity for the entire family. Make sure that your child knows that you love them regardless of their size or weight. Expect fat and thin children to eat similarly. Build children's self-confidence by encouraging experimentation and learning from setbacks.
Build good self-esteem in all children for who they are and what they do, not how they look. Be creative and assertive in finding the right clothing and equipment for your child's body. Don't comment on your own or others' weight or body shape don't admire or belittle thinness or fatness. Limit looking at media that emphasize thin models or put a high value on physical beauty. Discuss with children their ideas about beauty, and encourage enjoyment of their natural features. |
(NC)To keep kids healthy on the inside and out, here are some tips from the National Eating Disorder Information Centre, | < Prev | Next > |
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(NC)For the 3 million Canadians who have diabetes, it can be a challenge to eat right and control blood glucose levels. Those who have recently been diagnosed with the disease must also learn new dietary habits and pay much closer attention to factors like alcohol intake, vegetarianism and the food they eat when they are away from home. Here are a few recommendations that may help you in this regard.