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Will My Children be Overweight too?
As I sit there and watch my children play endless hours jumping from one end to the another, I can’t help but wonder if one day they will limited by their weight to do the
things they want. Will they also be overweight like me?
Although for me, the weight gain didn't start ‘till my first pregnancy, I don't think it is too early to begin
to try to help them avoid going down the hard path of dealing with being overweight. I don't want my children to suffer like I did. But is it really something I can prevent?
Some say it's inherited. Some say it isn't. I agree children of overweight parents are more likely to be overweight themselves. But is it really in the genes, or it is because the parents teach their children
poor eating habits? I can then teach them the opposite as well, no?
My grandmother, didn’t allow my mother eat anything other than her three perfect meals a day and
perhaps a piece of fruit as a snack. As a result my mother hid snacks in her room and ate junk food at any opportunity. Deprivation of all things good, or all things a child craves, led my mother to a life of
sneak eating and binging. As a result she was an overweight child who became an overweight adult.
By the time my mother raised her own children she had vowed not to make the same mistakes her
mother had. Although she provided a common sense approach to healthy eating, we were seldom deprived of any and all foods we wanted or craved. There was never a time my mother said no to food
whether it was second or third helpings of dinner, or an extra dessert. With the freedom to eat whatever and however much we wanted, there were often times when we made less than suitable food or quantity
choices. Although my mom's intentions were good, her theory didn't' work any better than her own mother's.
Though both my mother and my grandmother meant well and they both truly thought they had the
solution, I think the answer is somewhere in between. A good balance between healthy eating and not making any foods "forbidden".
I also intend to seek some psychological for I know that my eating habits are derived from trying to soothe other things. After all, children learn from your behavior. I will have to start by changing my
behavior – I will have to start with some psychological help my self in hopes that my children do follow in my foots steps.
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