how many parents on here can hand on heart say their kids are not overweight!?

Question

im so pleased most people have answered that their kids are fine! my 4 kids are all slim, and fit. And i shudder when i see a fat kid being allowed by hie/her parents to stuff themselves!

Answer 1

As an "overweight" Mom of 2, I can honestly say that my children are not overweight, in fact I wish they weighed a little more than they do.
My four year old is 39 pounds, doctors say he is right were he is supposed to be, but he looks skinny to me and my 14 month old is 20 pounds and doctors say she is a pound underweight.

Answer 2

Mine (two) are not.

There's is no secret to this overweight problem a lot of kids have ---- A generally healthy diet with no processed foods, soft drinks, fast foods, etc. + lots of exercise = no weight problem (with very rare exceptions).

My doctor is very good on this. He explained to me that we develop associations regarding which foods satisfy which hungers. In other words, diet is learned. For example, if when hungry you have always eaten fried chicken to be satisfied, then when hungry you look for fried chicken, rather than a green salad for example. The good new here is that unhealthy patterns can be broken. Of course the bad news is that you may have to put up with some unhappy kids for a while until they become re-conditioned.

As for the exercise part, just turn off the TV and lock up the video games.

Answer 3

My kids are not overweight at all!!
My son is only a baby but the health visitor is concerned that he is not up to the right weight for his height!
And my daughter is a whole other story, I am constantly worried about her weight. She is very thin and refuses to eat anything but junk food - this means she gets very little to eat because we only eat home cooked meals in our house.
She will often eat nothing at home and then go and get herself a packet of crisps for dinner, despite constant lectures. Living on just a few sweets a day (I do not give her enough money for any more than a few!) and refusing any of the healthy food I offer her means she is pale, thin, weak and unhealthy.
My doctor claims that as long as she is getting the crisps/sweets then she is eating and he will not help in any way!!!
My only hope is that eventually she will become so hungry that she will have to eat the home cooked meals we have as a family!

Answer 4

I saw a photo of my twins when they were about 8 months looking like little fat Buddhas. Roll upon roll of flab - and before you say it, I know babies go through that stretchy out thing as they start moving around. But there are limits and I vowed then and there that I was not going to let them suffer the same fate as I did as a youngster. From that moment, we ate as a family, good healthy meals. As they grew older they were allowed sweets and treats in moderation (which actually was great, because they became more enjoyable and appreciated) and were never allowed bottles with juice in them (especially Ribena). They have had very few health problems. None, concerning their weight. The main thing was, that because we ate as a family, they didn't think anything of it. They didn't feel deprived (of sweets or junk food) and had a very happy childhood.
They are now 25. They have perfect teeth and apart from a beer belly (that comes and goes!) they are in perfect health. Amazingly, they still prefer not to eat huge amounts of junk food.
I feel as though I have done my part, now it's up to them.

Answer 5

I can do that for sure with one of my kids. My son is almost 17 and he is still wearing kids size pants and even those look like they will fall off of him some days. He eats sporadically and has a high metabolism so he has no extra weight on him. His sister on the other hand may not be overweight but she could stand to loose the roll just around the middle. Part of her weight though comes from having very very large breasts.

Answer 6

I have 5 children and none of which are overweight! My expectations as a parent are high! My children only watch television on the weekends and only if their chores ect are complete! My oldest child is 9 and so far we have never had an xbox/sega or any kind of gaming toy like that to play. I believe in old values...chores....family time...nothing like a good ole game of monopoly or life ect.

The majority of kids in society just are not active enough, and the families are to busy to even cook a decent HOME COOKED healthy meal.......how many of our grandparent or great grandparents would roll over in their graves to see how this generation ect, handle their families!

Answer 7

I can! My daughter is beautiful & always has been slim. Age 7 now & brought up on wholesome home cooked food - yes, she does have sweets & the occasional MaccyDs but essentially, she has a healthy diet. What I find though is difficulty in finding clothes that fit her as a normal build child. All the waists on clothes nowadays are cut for fat kids as they are sadly, the norm.

Answer 8

None of my 6 are overwieght but genetics plays a role here. I am 5' 10 " and only weigh 125 my hubby is 6'6" and he's only 180. I cook only from scratch and they get properly portioned meals sometimes a day with 2 snacks. The only way they will ever be over weight is if they do it to themselves when they are out on their own.

Answer 9

Just to prove this is about individual children. I have three children who are offered the same foods. The oldest has a perfect figure, the second is very underweight imo and the smallest is average with some podge going on and will probably have to watch his weight. But I can say hand on heart my children are definately not overweight...me however...lol

Answer 10

My son, 21 and daughter, 18 are thin and have been thin their entire lives. It started with very good eating habits when they were small, and the fact we were on welfare back then and could not afford fast food or expensive pre prepared foods.
They both still eat very healthy and neither one likes fast food all that much as far as I know.
My boyfriend is very overweight, his ex wife is overweight and had bariatric surgery about 2 years ago, and his 2 teenage sons are overweight. Its really pathetic to give your kids terrible eating habits and then have bariatric surgery. Their sons could lose 70 lbs each and be much healthier.