Child Obesity; Seeing is Learning
Tuesday June 7, 2011
First, don't forget the GIVEAWAY post from yesterday for the book Stress Less, Weigh Less along with the yoga DVD. You can enter thru Sunday & winner announced Monday, June 13th. Holly also has a website, hollymosier.com & a FB page too which you can get to from the previous website link.
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So, anybody out there watching Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution. I watched the last time it was on & watching it again. This time it hits close to home because it is in Los Angeles which is the next county over from me. So far, very disheartening watching the LA Unified School District blocking all of Jamie's attempts to help. I don't get a newspaper so I did not read about this when it was actually going on.
The one story that has really hit me & of course they want it to effect all the viewers, is a high school student that is in Jamie's culinary class (they will not let him in to the cafeteria). He CAN NOT set foot in that cafeteria period - craziness!
This young girl's parents both have type 2 diabetes. Her 10 year old sister has it as well & she talks about how often her sister gets sick. She is overweight herself & wants to break the cycle & of course she does not want to get diabetes. It is a cycle that is passed down in families that don't eat healthy meals. Maybe they don't even know how but they lead their children into the same lifestyle choices/mistakes they make and have made thru their lives. The parents bring the food in the house.... and yes, the school does not provide nutritious meals either - BUT, the learning from birth is in the home.
I always am hesitant when I write this - how for me - I think the parents need to step up & set a good example in the home. The kids see, hear & learn from you. The reason I am hesitant is I know many readers are overweight & with kids but my hope is to just have us all acknowledge how important our behavior & actions are in teaching a child a healthier lifestyle. If they know this from early on, it is just part of life BUT IT IS NEVER TOO LATE!
Children are very impressionable so it comes down to not only what we eat but our actions & what we say..... Check out my old post on this.
Carla (Mizfit) and Andy both have done a great job at teaching by example.... but as I said, it is never too late. These are only two people but I know many more of you out there are setting great examples for your kids!
Are you teaching by example in your home? Feel free to leave a comment on how you are doing that or even a link to a post. Do you show your children that loving themselves is important or do they hear you say the negative self-talk to yourself? Check out that old post above!
More tomorrow on validation!
First, don't forget the GIVEAWAY post from yesterday for the book Stress Less, Weigh Less along with the yoga DVD. You can enter thru Sunday & winner announced Monday, June 13th. Holly also has a website, hollymosier.com & a FB page too which you can get to from the previous website link.
creditSo, anybody out there watching Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution. I watched the last time it was on & watching it again. This time it hits close to home because it is in Los Angeles which is the next county over from me. So far, very disheartening watching the LA Unified School District blocking all of Jamie's attempts to help. I don't get a newspaper so I did not read about this when it was actually going on.
The one story that has really hit me & of course they want it to effect all the viewers, is a high school student that is in Jamie's culinary class (they will not let him in to the cafeteria). He CAN NOT set foot in that cafeteria period - craziness!
This young girl's parents both have type 2 diabetes. Her 10 year old sister has it as well & she talks about how often her sister gets sick. She is overweight herself & wants to break the cycle & of course she does not want to get diabetes. It is a cycle that is passed down in families that don't eat healthy meals. Maybe they don't even know how but they lead their children into the same lifestyle choices/mistakes they make and have made thru their lives. The parents bring the food in the house.... and yes, the school does not provide nutritious meals either - BUT, the learning from birth is in the home.
I always am hesitant when I write this - how for me - I think the parents need to step up & set a good example in the home. The kids see, hear & learn from you. The reason I am hesitant is I know many readers are overweight & with kids but my hope is to just have us all acknowledge how important our behavior & actions are in teaching a child a healthier lifestyle. If they know this from early on, it is just part of life BUT IT IS NEVER TOO LATE!
Children are very impressionable so it comes down to not only what we eat but our actions & what we say..... Check out my old post on this.
Carla (Mizfit) and Andy both have done a great job at teaching by example.... but as I said, it is never too late. These are only two people but I know many more of you out there are setting great examples for your kids!
Are you teaching by example in your home? Feel free to leave a comment on how you are doing that or even a link to a post. Do you show your children that loving themselves is important or do they hear you say the negative self-talk to yourself? Check out that old post above!
More tomorrow on validation!
Posted by truth2beingfit at 6/6/2011 9:11 PM 
Categories: Motivation/Support, Awareness, Obesity, Health Issues, Children, Health, Healthy Eating, Family, Challenges, Nutrition, Child obesity
Tags: Jamie Olivers Food Revolution Jamie Oliver obesity childhood obesity children challenges giveaway Holly Mosier Health Issues health healthy eating awareness diabetes family food Nutrition motivation
Categories: Motivation/Support, Awareness, Obesity, Health Issues, Children, Health, Healthy Eating, Family, Challenges, Nutrition, Child obesity
Tags: Jamie Olivers Food Revolution Jamie Oliver obesity childhood obesity children challenges giveaway Holly Mosier Health Issues health healthy eating awareness diabetes family food Nutrition motivation
I've committed to buying more fruit now more than ever. It's amazing how my Greedy Baby will turn down a processed, package snack in favor of some fresh strawberries, blueberries or orange slices. If we can get these kids while they're young, these habits will be long-lasting!! But the parents HAVE to care. They just gotta.
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Josie - that is it - parents have to care!!! I love the greedy baby does not want processed foods!!!
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Sure this is all good stuff, Jody!
As I sit at the computer and type this I am always hopeful that people will wise up, but when I go out into the world and see what they are really doing, I don't feel it will ever improve.
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Dr. J, I know but if at least we try, we help some instead on none... kids deserve more if their parents are not helping...
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I've shared on my blog that one thing I'd go back and change if I could is how I fed my kids when they were impressionable and growing up. Fortunately, they are skinny and have no food issues. But they don't eat well. Lots of crap, no veggies.
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It can catch up though later... There was not all the info back when that there is now so we did not learn it all either...
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I agree, it is disheartening to see how good eating habits are not being implemented in our public schools. On one episode, Jamie asks the children to identify vegetables, like, tomatoes, and the children don't know what they are! I also agree that parents have a big effect on their children, bigger than they would ever imagine. Our son is now 25 and Jimmy and I are constantly amazed at how much he is like us in habits and thinking - both good and bad - and much of what we passed on to him was done unconsciously. One of the good things is that being fit and healthy has always been a priority and Robbie reflects that. Even the vegetarian thing - we did not push this on him - we let him decide and one day when he was 17 he came home and said, okay, I'm done eating meat - and that was it.
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LOVE IT!!!!
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We sure try hard to eat right and healthy 80% of the time. We also show how staying active is also the other half of the equation ; )
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Sian, that is the key!
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Setting examples require consistency the same as most endeavors in life. When we are inconsistent in our messages to those we aim to mentor to, we do allot to set a bad example. Being consistent is hard, but trying to convince someone to act a certain way when you yourself do not is beyond hard.
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"but trying to convince someone to act a certain way when you yourself do not is beyond hard"
Patrick, that sentence says it all!
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I really, really hope I can set a good example for our kids, if and when we have them! That's one of my biggest fears: allowing my children to grow up to have some awful disease.
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Sable, I have no doubt you will do fine!
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It all begins at home and actions do speak louder than words. I think I have set a good example for my now young adult children. They don't have eating disorders or weight problems and they have learned a lot about proper nutrition from me as I have learned to improve my diet over the years.
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It all begins at home and actions do speak louder than words.
Love that statement Tami!
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We don't have kids, but I do note that my nieces pay attention to how we eat and so I make sure to bring something healthy to picnics and stuff (like fruit). They also know how we run and bike.
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