how to make your child go on a diet?

[amethyst028]

hi mga mommies! hingi sana ako ng suggestion regarding dieting on kids. my son is 10yrs. old only but he is already 5'3" in height and 145lbs. tallest siya sa classroom but he is the youngest.

my mom keeps bugging me about my son's body ang laki daw ng katawan. i want him to lose weight also but i fear na magka growth gap siya. malakas siya kumain lalo na pag gusto niya yung food. pag hindi niya gusto hindi talaga siya kakain as in.

for me ok lang naman kasi alam ko papayat din yan pag teenager na. ganun kasi brother ko ang taba nung bata pero pumayat nung high school. may mga experience din ba kayo na pumayat yung anak niyo nung nag binata na? gusto ko siyempre tama lang ang katawan hindi payatot hindi rin mataba but i'm having a hard time conrtolling his food lalo na 5 days a week nag aaral pag uwi niya from school naghahanap agad ng food and gusto niya talaga rice merienda lang yun iba pa yung rice sa dinner.

[momentum]

haha ito rin problem ng daughter ko. everybody in our family says and tells her to make diet na kasi malaki na siya  big boned naman siya yun nga lang chubby. sabi ng pedia niya if sanay siya sa 3 plates of pasta eh unti unting gawing 2 plates until mag 1 plate nalang...goodluck! haha ang hirap..

I think depende sa kid and sa genes kung talagang papayat sila pagnaging teenager. for boys siguro most likely kasi kapag binata usually mahilig mag basketball or other sports..yung girls bihira mag sports. maybe what I'll do is make her join sports para mas maging active siya. yung ngyari kasi sa tita ko daw eh ever since chubby na siya kahit nag dalaga then up until now sobrang overweight parin niya lalong lumaki nung nag migrate na siya sa US. wala rin siyang anak (by choice nilang mag asawa) and yet yung katawan niya is parang nag kaanak ng marami talo pa niya mga sisters niya who had several kids. 50+ na siya and dami ng aches and pains, usually sa tuhod at ankles dahil sa weight..at in denial na siya sa pagdidiet.

consult nalang sis yung pedia ninyo and ask what is the best thing to do, mahirap yung maghuhula tayo or make them diet ng walang advise ng pedia. daughter ko lumalakas kain talaga pag naka cherifer forte..I asked her pedia anong alternative na vitamins sa cherifer kasi napansin ko nga mas gumagana kain niya..eh sabi sakin yung plain cherifer nalang daw, wag yung forte..eh same effect din yun sa kanya eh haha! I was about to make her stop drinking it na nga eh pero as you see, the pedia did not advise to stop it. nakaka tangkad pa naman yung cherifer..if tinigil ko yun eh di hindi masusuport masyado pag grow niya. Basta IMO, consult your kid's pedia first and make your kids more active sa sports or anything that involves movement and exercise