http://www.mymommymanners.com/blog/on-the-go/are-you-worried-that-about-your-child%e2%80%99s-weight/ Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:34:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.mymommymanners.com/blog/on-the-go/are-you-worried-that-about-your-child%e2%80%99s-weight/comment-page-1/#comment-180 Anon Wed, 07 Apr 2010 15:05:32 +0000 http://www.mymommymanners.com/blog/?p=463#comment-180 As the mother of two girls, I have given a fair amount of thought as to how to help them lead healthy lives with healthy body images. I have found the most important thing I can do is serve as a good role model. Towards that end, I try to eat healthfully (at least in front of them!!), snacking on carrots, fruits, etc. I discourage the 'juice' thing (we drink only water and milk at home). In addition to trying to keep them active, they see my husband and me exercising on a fairly regular basis. I am hopeful that all of these things will be more useful to them than reprimanding them not to eat too many cookies! Having started these habits from the time they were little, I think of these as our preventative measures! As the mother of two girls, I have given a fair amount of thought as to how to help them lead healthy lives with healthy body images. I have found the most important thing I can do is serve as a good role model. Towards that end, I try to eat healthfully (at least in front of them!!), snacking on carrots, fruits, etc. I discourage the ‘juice’ thing (we drink only water and milk at home). In addition to trying to keep them active, they see my husband and me exercising on a fairly regular basis. I am hopeful that all of these things will be more useful to them than reprimanding them not to eat too many cookies! Having started these habits from the time they were little, I think of these as our preventative measures!

]]> http://www.mymommymanners.com/blog/on-the-go/are-you-worried-that-about-your-child%e2%80%99s-weight/comment-page-1/#comment-156 Cindy Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:46:42 +0000 http://www.mymommymanners.com/blog/?p=463#comment-156 I know a couple who were both very over weight and their breast fed baby was huge I understand genetics play a part in it and I don't think every one has to be athletic or skinny or fit a certain body type but I think people need to focus on good nutrition I think it may be possible to pass on junk to you baby through breast milk if that is all you're eating teaching a baby to keep feeding because naturally he needs more nutrition than is provided in mothers milk. This is a pure conjecture on my part but I wish people would focus on eating healthy and use weight only as a tool to look at what you're eating and your activity levels. I know a couple who were both very over weight and their breast fed baby was huge I understand genetics play a part in it and I don’t think every one has to be athletic or skinny or fit a certain body type but I think people need to focus on good nutrition I think it may be possible to pass on junk to you baby through breast milk if that is all you’re eating teaching a baby to keep feeding because naturally he needs more nutrition than is provided in mothers milk. This is a pure conjecture on my part but I wish people would focus on eating healthy and use weight only as a tool to look at what you’re eating and your activity levels.

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