Why There Are So Many Fat Kids

I remember there was only one “disabled” child in each class. With my informal research and the official amount of government, one in three will be able to find this type of verbal abuse. In fact, 1 in 10 children is considered overweight, and the other 2 out of 10 are overweight or obese.

It’s not just sofa potatoes, chip-munching, remote-controlled kids with a problem. I see lots of active, fat kids in baseball games, soccer tournaments, and swimming. Many have overweight parents who are active in sports.

So, what are the causes? You will probably blame the fast food industry, cars, and the lack of physical education classes for our children living on the brink of self-destructive treatment. At first, I was a victim of that notion as a family therapist and P. teacher/coach. But when I really thought about these reasons, I realized that the causes were still the same as they were forty years ago when I put a balloon in a tent cloth.

After all, didn’t we have cakes, pies, and Twinkies for fifty-six meals? Ice cream and fresh potatoes. Also, people use real cream, butter, and sugar in all treatments. I've been in cars all my life. I remember my brother falling out of the car at 50 mph when we went to Grandma's dinner on Sunday for fried chicken, mashed potatoes, and cherry pie. That was before the seat belts arrived.

Here's the real secret for all the "husky" kids circling the last piece of pizza. They have nothing spiritually, not their stomachs. Families are scattered or not. Children are left to fend for themselves with food and entertainment. They get tired, depressed and use food as a comfort to adults. Often, parents deny that there is a problem. My gain of 50 lb weight during the latest stages of maternal illness and death was ultimately not a risk. It's not just talked about.

Different rules, different places. Especially with a divorce rate of 50%, the so-called foster family needs a lot of child acquaintances. The children move from one home to another. Extended families do not live nearby. Regular job transfers, large homes, and two-car payments compel both parents to work full-time. The idea of ​​self-sacrifice, savings, and delays of pleasure went in the direction of fifty-six.

With so much work and so much debt, parents often come home exhausted. It takes a lot of energy to be a parent to enforce rules and boundaries. A typical father spends 20 minutes a day communicating with his child. Instead of park picnics, mountains, and shooting baskets, families prefer video and pizza. Sometimes that's the end of a week's meal together!

 It is easy to let kids eat whatever they want, watch whatever they want, and listen to whatever they want.

So what can we do? Manage the problem, not the brand. Every child needs to feel important. If you ask them if they would like to have a new car or spend more time with you, the answer will be obvious. Listen to your child loudly, speak slowly. Be quick to commend, slow to condemn. Regular family meetings encourage feelings of membership and communication. Everyone has a voice. Eat together regularly. Organizing as a team imposes a few requirements on an individual and promotes communication.

Look inside, not outside, to help solve the weight problem. Seek professional help early in the event of a medical problem and a bad body image. Your children deserve it.