It seems logical to think that, given the great problem of overweight that many children suffer today, the prohibition and limitation of certain foods or habits would redirect the situation, but it is not always the case.
Because education in healthy eating habits is essential, and more effective than imposition, especially if we talk about children with problems controlling impulses at mealtime.
A study by specialists from the Center for Childhood Obesity Research at Pennsylvania State University (United States) supports the idea that helping children learn how to regulate their own diet, instead of imposing strict rules, would allow them to maintain A healthy weight
The research has been published in "The Journal of Pediatrics," and featured data on almost 200 girls between the ages of 5 and 15. Girls who could not control their impulses were more at risk of being overweight than those who were more self-controlled, and those who also perceived that their parents were firmly restrictive of feeding had an even greater risk.
So let's think about instilling good habits, and of course setting an example for a healthy and varied diet, as well as the practice of habitual physical exercise.
And, of course, to act as guides and dedicate the necessary time to share healthy meals with our children, before it's too late and let's not see another way out set limits on your poor diet, when the damage is done.
