How Do You Talk To A Child About Losing Weight?
Watching a child struggle with anxiety-causing personal issues is heartbreaking. If you have an overweight child, you may not know how to help with her weight when she already feels self-conscious and is suffering from low self-esteem. Approaching the subject can be very difficult, but there are methods you can use to talk to a child about losing weight. Forget the number on the scale. The first rule you should learn is to center the discussion on health and not how much he weighs. He knows he’s overweight and if you make that the first thing that comes out of your mouth, you’ll just add to his low self-esteem and poor body image. Focus on the fun. Tell your child that you’re going to be making household changes. Let her know that everyone in the family will be eating healthier and exercising more. This will encourage her to try harder to adopt life-changing habits when she does not feel so alone in these efforts. Include the family in your initial conversation. Since you will be enlis
