The Herald Online – PRISCILLA DUNSTAN
“Winter is coming and it is often at this time of year that we start to eat comfort foods. Coupled with less outside activity it’s easy for us to fall into bad habits which can effect not only our own, but also our children’s health. With studies now showing direct correlations between musculoskeletal problems, cardiovascular risk factors, obstructive sleep apnea, asthma, type 2 diabetes, emotional problems, low academic scores and a host of other issues, it’s important to keep our children’s weight in check. But it’s more than just family habits, research has shown a preference to how each child’s dominant sense effects their views on weight loss, exercise and eating. Tapping into this view is essential in developing open communication between you and your child in this area. Obviously family habits do make a difference, but also how these habits are communicated to the child can mean the difference between resistance and enthusiasm.”(more)