| What role do parents play when they are thinking | | | | Parents and other caregivers can teach your child to |
| about how to manage early childhood obesity? If | | | | eat reasonable amounts by controlling portion sizes as |
| you're interested in raising a healthy child, then you | | | | well as encouraging children to stop eating when they |
| should know that your child being overweight could | | | | are full. Research has revealed that children by the |
| have quite a lot to do with the choices you are making | | | | age of 5 become more responsive to external cues |
| for your child. | | | | and are more prone to eat everything that is |
| Imagine what it would be like if you had the proper | | | | presented to them without responding to satiety cues |
| guidance, and knowledge about how to manage early | | | | that signal to them that they are full. |
| childhood obesity. As you read this article, I think you | | | | There is still much more to learn about the association |
| will begin to see the importance of a child having good, | | | | between childhood obesity and the consumption of |
| early parental intervention. You probably already know, | | | | sweetened beverages. When it comes to the question |
| that if children are given numerous opportunities to try | | | | of how to manage early childhood obesity we should |
| new food with out being forced, your child may have | | | | be giving our children juices that are 100% fruit juice. |
| initially rejected many of these new foods, but with | | | | Because sweetened beverages do not provide the |
| time these foods will become a part of their normal | | | | essential nutrients needed by growing children, but do |
| diet. Parents can effectively encourage children to | | | | increase their calorie intake which increase their |
| develop a healthy and varied diet through non coercive | | | | chances of becoming obese. |
| persistence. | | | | |