2006-07-12 08:30:37 · 23 answers · asked by whois2us 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Friends
Best thing to do is to talk to your daughter. Make her understand how it is important to stay healthy. Show her your concerns about her health and make her understand that if she continues on this trend, she'll only get bigger and bigger...
As a family, you should set a new meal plan. If you have her go on a diet by herself, it tends to be discouraging. This does not imply that everybody in the household should lose weight...perhaps everybody in the house should eat healthy. Not only will this benefit your daughter, but every other individual in the house will benefit. It's a win win situation.
Perhaps as a family you should do some physical activities... start slowly by going for walks... that can turn into power walks. These walks and activities not only will help you and your family stay healthy, but it will also help you to develop a healthy relatiionship with each individual in the family.
Good luck!
2006-07-12 09:09:43 · answer #1 · answered by bonjovifan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell her that if she keeps on this track, the sugar and wrong foods will make her skin and hair rough and faded, and her hair will also become very brittle. Loving food is a good thing, but only when you love the right things. Watch TLC's "Honey, We're Killing The Kids." They have families in those situations and they show them how to solve it. Things like a mandatory change in diet. It doesn't matter if she wines and complains. You are the parent, the boss. YOU buy the food and say what goes in her mouth, not her. And get her to go outside more often, and get active. Maybe enroll her in dance class, gymnastics, or martial arts. These types of classes will also teach her disaplin, responsability, and self-confidence. Remember, YOU are in control. Not her. If she wines and shouts and complains, just think to yourself, its for her own good. Think, "I am helping her become a healthy person and not another statistic of over weight kids." She will thank you for it when she gets older. I know, I wish my mom had told ME no a whole lot more, when it came to food. I am now 24 and weigh 238 lbs. And thats AFTER loosing some weight. I've lost just 7 lbs, but I'm on the right path. And just think about it, I loved the wrong foods growing up, so by the time I was 15 I weighed 204. Don't let her become someone like me.
2006-07-12 08:41:20 · answer #2 · answered by sasperilla23 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to look at what kind of food you
are bringing into the house. Your kids will
only eat what is given to them. They do not
do the shopping the parents do. I would say
first take away all junk food and sweets. Then
add fruits and vegies and chicken and fish to
her diet. She will not like it at first but when she
gets hungrey she will eat it. And she will like it.
Also see that she gets at least 1/2 hour of exercise a day. And be sure she is not sitting around on the computer or watching tv all day.
2006-07-12 09:33:10 · answer #3 · answered by BabyMuffin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey there... The best thing you can do for your daughter is lead by example. I was the same at her age but It was a bit different. I was not fat because I did a lot of sports. Her metabolism needs to be speed up so she can handle the amount of food she takes in. It does not take much to change it, get her out doing things. You both should do things together, even if its to the mall or a movie. Just get going somewhere.. I love food myself, and believe me its hard to give up. Oh and don't give in to diet's they don't work.
2006-07-12 08:40:58 · answer #4 · answered by zoe112799 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take charge of the situation! Empty out the fridge and all the cupboards of everything that is NOT healthy! No more soda, cookies, chips! Turn off the television and take your kid to the park or the pool! You are just as responsible for her weight as she is! Get recipies on the internet for healthy foods! And for gods sake, NO MORE FAST FOOD!!!!!
2006-07-12 08:34:59 · answer #5 · answered by ice_queen2427 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look to yourself first. What could you be doing to contribute to her extra weight? Do you cook well balanced meals in conservative portions, or are you just a typical lazy mom who would rather drive through MickyD-s and get her a super-sized happy meal???
Stop giving her fast food and reduce her sugar intake. Also, take her to a counselor to find the root cause of her love (addiction) to food. She could be crying for help and you dont even know.
Also, spend time with her exercising...biking and rollerblading are things I do with my kids.
Good luck
2006-07-12 08:35:08 · answer #6 · answered by fourcolor4u2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let me be perfectly clear here. You are this girls sole provider, correct? You buy everything that enters the household. You give her any money that she has.
STOP BUYING HER SO MUCH CRAP. STOP EATING FAST FOOD. STOP GIVING INTO HER POOR EATING HABITS.
Start feeding her good healthy food. Start going on bike rides with her. Start playing soccer in the yard with her. You control her, she does not control you. Time to step up and start being a parent.
2006-07-12 08:34:40 · answer #7 · answered by javelin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The doctor's might decide that she needs a stomach bypass. So your best bet is the doctor.
In the mean time, if you can not reduce the amount that she eats, focus on quality. More greens and veggies, less rice and white bread, more fiber and more white meat. No sweets and chocolate and no fast food.
2006-07-12 08:35:05 · answer #8 · answered by Mohammed R 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is what you do you you eat three times a day first is breakfast and then you eat dinner around 1:00 or3:00 what ever time you feel like it and then around 7:00 or 8:00 you eat a snack and go to bad but if your child got a eating problem then so need some real help, but gooday
2006-07-12 08:44:53 · answer #9 · answered by Brionna O 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yikes, she is very overweight! I'm 28 years old and I only weigh 115 pounds at 5'4". She needs a big time diet change and lots of exercise.
2006-07-12 08:47:12 · answer #10 · answered by Rachel 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋