5 Tips for Parenting Overweight and Depressed Children

5 Tips for Parenting Overweight and Depressed Children

The risks of poor sleep, inactivity, and depression eating are clear. But what can parents do about it? Experts offer these tips:

1.                               Remember that kids deserve love regardless of their size. "We encourage parents to give unconditional love," Stone says. "From there, the job is to provide a healthy atmosphere -- healthy food choices, activity, and positive social interactions."

2.                               Set a good example. Parents can be more effective by setting good examples with their own healthy eating than by simply encouraging kids to diet or prohibiting certain foods. "You should help them find healthier choices," Stone tells WebMD. "Don’t restrict everything. That doesn’t work."
One way to avoid having to say "no" when your child goes for the cookie jar is to limit buying unhealthful food in the first place. Not bringing tempting food home keeps you from having to prohibit it when it’s within eyesight on the counter or within easy reach in the pantry.

3.                               Don’t scold children for overeating. This is never a good idea, but especially when a child is depressed and overweight. "That makes them feel bad and makes them more depressed," Weissman says. And ironically, they may end up eating more to soothe their hurt feelings after you’ve scolded them.

4.                               Treat the depression. Weissman suggests that parents "first try to deal with the depression and its triggers, then find alternatives to overeating that would be satisfying."

5.                               Consider psychotherapy. This can help children understand the root of a bad mood that has left them sluggish and susceptible to gaining weight. Finding that understanding can give them motivation to fight back with a healthier lifestyle, Weissman says.

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Reduce Weight by Natural Ways

The Cheif cause of besity or overweight is often caused by overeating, irreglar eating habits and not following the rules of eating such as improper mixing of food items in one meal.  It decribes eight different types of bodies that are disease prone.  Out of these, the obsese body is described as the one afflicted with the most disease and troubles.  Obesity is the condition or physical state of the body when excessive deposition of fat takes place in the adipose tissue.

Extra fat puts a strain on the heart, kidneys, liver and the joints such as the hips, knees and ankles and thus, overweight people are susceptible several diseases like high blood pressure, diabetes, arthrities, gout, liver and gall bladder disorders.

To decrease wieght and get rid of obesity three things must be kept in mind.

1. Controlling eating habits

2. Regular Exercise

3. Avoiding the causes of weight gain.

7 Quick Suggestions for weight reduction.

1. Drink lot of water

2. Eat 5 times a day

3. Exercise regularly

4. Use small plates in dark colour to eat

5. Be cautious while buying fat free products

6. Maintain the eating detail in written

7. Go easy on dieting, avoid crash dieting regimes.

Home remedies for loosing Weight.

# Increase the quantity of fruits and vegetables and low calories foods.

# Avoid intake of too much salt as it may be a factor for increasing body weight.

# Milk Products like cheese, butter etc and non-vegetarian foods should be avoided as they are rich in fat.

# Mint is very beneficial in losing weight.  A chutney of green mint with some simple spices can be taken with meals.  Mint tea also helps.

# Spices like dry ginger, Cinnamon, black pepper etc are good for loosing weight and can be used in a number of ways.

#  Regular in take of carrot juice.

# Avoid rice and potato, which contain a lot of carbohydrates.

# Vegetables like bitter gourd and bitter variety of drumstick are useful in loosing weight.

# Honey is an excellent home remedy for obseity.  Ir mobilizes the extra deposited fat in the body allowing it to be utilized as energy for normal functions.

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