| 16 million overweight children or teens in America live in | | | | They can eat these foods and drinks at work, at |
| a household with one or more overweight parents - | | | | school, at friends houses, in cars and maybe on the |
| 80% of whom will become obese as adults, if left | | | | patio, but Not inside the home. What child wants to eat |
| untreated. These children suffer from serious self | | | | a piece of fruit or a turkey sandwich when the rest of |
| esteem issues and are developing high blood pressure, | | | | the family is eating pizza, brownies or Doritos. |
| cholesterol and diabetes - adult diseases today, not in | | | | Grandparents, and other family members need to be |
| 20 years. | | | | included. Just one little mistake can send the struggling |
| The only solution that works is if these overeating | | | | child or teen back a few steps. When visiting |
| children are joined by their parents and every member | | | | grandma's house, the bad foods can be put away and |
| of the family. The overweight child or teen should | | | | grandma can serve the right foods and have the right |
| never be singled out from the rest of the family nor | | | | 100 calorie packs of snacks for the visiting |
| treated as a second class citizen. No foods are | | | | grandchildren. |
| restricted and equal access to every food in the | | | | Successful weight loss programs for children and |
| household is permitted. The child should never feel like | | | | teens become seamless between weekdays and |
| he is on a diet because at lease one parent is the | | | | weekends, going on vacation, visiting other family |
| "co-dieter" with the child making the same few simple | | | | members home and even going out to dinner. So |
| eating and exercise changes along with their child. | | | | called, "cheat days" at fast food restaurants only |
| Recent weight loss books for both adults and children | | | | serve to remind the kids that are "different" than the |
| have come to similar conclusions: long term success | | | | rest of the kids. Adults who are trying to stop smoking |
| can only be accomplished if the family acts as a single | | | | don't light up a cigarette on weekends nor do |
| unit, making a few simple changes in diet and exercise. | | | | alcoholics go to bars and have a glass ginger ale at |
| Whether other family members are "normal," thin or | | | | the bar. |
| overweight, everyone eats the same. It will do no harm | | | | Parents no longer buy the wrong foods and drinks, |
| for normal weight siblings or parents to eat a little | | | | bad foods simply disappear from the home. When kids |
| healthier and exercise a little more. | | | | ask to go to burger fast food restaurants, the reply is |
| What if one parent or an older child wants to eat | | | | simply, "our car doesn't go their any more." If kids ask |
| some "bad foods.?" That's simple, they are free to do | | | | for their favorite juice box, the reply is"we don't buy |
| such, but not within the home of the overeating child. | | | | them any more, try this Crystal lite. |