Guest guest Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 Just by doing it yourself. Example and modeling are the best. You know the old saying. They will do what you do not necessarily do what you say to do. By the way, congrats on the baby girl. I have a China doll myself. * > I've been giving this a lot of thought lately (food/weight/exercise > issues and kids) because my husband and I are about to adopt a baby > girl from China. I've been wondering: how can I teach her to honor > her body, nourish herself with what she needs, not try to solve her > emotional problems with food, love to walk and run and play .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2005 Report Share Posted May 14, 2005 I think it should go further than that. Modeling is EXCEPTIONALLY important, so I'm not disagreeing. However I don't think kids can understand why something is " better " than something else without intentional education. In their minds better=tastes better, not better for you. Helping them understand why " Cookies are a sometimes food " (yay Cookie Monster) will help them down the line make better decisions. I also think it should be ongoing. Not obsessivly ongoing, but continue throughout the years. " Why can't we eat at Mcs Mom? All my friends do? " " We can honey, but only as a treat. Those foods are very high in fat and sodium which isn't very good for you. Mcs is for sometimes, not all the time. " _____ From: Serious-Weight-Watchers [mailto:Serious-Weight-Watchers ] On Behalf Of Kansas City Steeles Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 11:09 AM To: Serious-Weight-Watchers Subject: RE: emotional eating Just by doing it yourself. Example and modeling are the best. You know the old saying. They will do what you do not necessarily do what you say to do. By the way, congrats on the baby girl. I have a China doll myself. * > I've been giving this a lot of thought lately (food/weight/exercise > issues and kids) because my husband and I are about to adopt a baby > girl from China. I've been wondering: how can I teach her to honor > her body, nourish herself with what she needs, not try to solve her > emotional problems with food, love to walk and run and play .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 15, 2005 Report Share Posted May 15, 2005 Absolutely we need to teach them about nutrition, just like I would never JUST rely on my kids not doing drugs just because I don't. I absolutely discuss it and actually role play with them about possible situations that may occur. However, my point is that the stronger influence seems to be example by a landslide. If I shared DON " T DO DRUGS and then did, the stronger message is example. Same with fast food, If I told them all the nutritional info on why it isn't going to be part of my steady diet and then run through McD's or whatever just because I had no time or it was convenient and I didn't preplan etc.and made bad food choices then they would learn that. Sometimes it scares my how much influence we do have on our little ones without knowing it. * . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 15, 2005 Report Share Posted May 15, 2005 Yup! One thing my mom never learned was " Do as I say, not as I do " was very confusing to us. We were TOLD that we couldn't have cookies and candy because they weren't good for us. But then she had a drawer full of candy and cookies just for her. If we ate them were called theives and made to stand with our hands out in front of us until we admitted to the theft. So what did we learn? That " good " food is to be hidden and eaten in secret...and that my mother was, at times, sadistic. (Do you know how painful it is to stand with your arms out in front of you?) As soon as I had allowance I was going down to the store to buy my own candy to hoarde. Know what happened when she found it? She " stole " it from me and ate it herself. I just learned to hide it better. _____ From: Serious-Weight-Watchers [mailto:Serious-Weight-Watchers ] On Behalf Of Kansas City Steeles Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 6:25 AM To: Serious-Weight-Watchers Subject: RE: emotional eating Absolutely we need to teach them about nutrition, just like I would never JUST rely on my kids not doing drugs just because I don't. I absolutely discuss it and actually role play with them about possible situations that may occur. However, my point is that the stronger influence seems to be example by a landslide. If I shared DON " T DO DRUGS and then did, the stronger message is example. Same with fast food, If I told them all the nutritional info on why it isn't going to be part of my steady diet and then run through McD's or whatever just because I had no time or it was convenient and I didn't preplan etc.and made bad food choices then they would learn that. Sometimes it scares my how much influence we do have on our little ones without knowing it. * . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 15, 2005 Report Share Posted May 15, 2005 Tory, Yikes. What a sad and revolting story! It's a wonder you turned out so great, considering the mixed messages you got as a child! Hugs, Bette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 15, 2005 Report Share Posted May 15, 2005 Eh...we all have our crosses to bear. My mom was a great mother in some ways, but kind of a sadistic freak in others. Have you ever seen the movie " Mommie Dearest " ? To give it some perspective, when my sister and I saw it for the first time, literally our reaction was " So what's the big deal? " That was what life was like all the time in our house. She loved us, but today I think she'd have CPS breathing down her neck. She just was an extremely controlling, reactionary, scary person at times, and at others she was loving and fun and wonderful. _____ From: Serious-Weight-Watchers [mailto:Serious-Weight-Watchers ] On Behalf Of Bette Holzer Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 7:42 AM To: Serious-Weight-Watchers Subject: RE: emotional eating Tory, Yikes. What a sad and revolting story! It's a wonder you turned out so great, considering the mixed messages you got as a child! Hugs, Bette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 Not out in frnt, but to the sides! I had a fourth grade teacher who would make us hold a textbook in each had and we had to keep our arms out to our sides. If we dropped our arms or a book we had to stand longer. I can still feel that pain! D'Ann Tory Klementsen msteechur@...> wrote: (Do you know how painful it is to stand with your arms out in front of you?) --------------------------------- Discover Yahoo! Use Yahoo! to plan a weekend, have fun online & more. Check it out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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