Do you parent a fat child? This letter comes from a large woman raising a child who is now teased at school because of her size. Should she put her child on a diet? Take her to the gym?
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Key Points:

12 in 100,000 children have Type 2 Diabetes* yet 2900 in 100,000 children experience an eating disorder**. Statistically, worry more about eating disorders than increased adiposity.
Teach kids how to have a healthy body image and a healthy relationship with food.
Is fat a bad word? Let's neutralize it. Just may be the key to positive body image and respecting others.
The Division of Food Responsibility by Ellyn Satter
What to do about junk foods? Stop calling them junk and refer to them as fun foods because they are fun! Offer them a few times a week at a snack or as part of a meal.
Do you make your child go to the gym? No pain no gain = more body hate. Encourage movement that feels pleasurable. As a parent, our job is to help children to connect to the movement their body prefers.

Show Notes:

*Writings Group et al., "Incidence of Diabetes"
**K.R. Merikangas et al. "Lifetime Prevalence of Mental Disorders in US Adolescents: Results from the National Co-morbitity Survey Replication-Adolescent Supplement." Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 49, no. 10 (2010): 980-9.
Helping Your Large Child in a Fat Phobic World
Eating Disorder Dietitians
Julie Dillon RD blog

Food Peace Syllabus Additions:

Your Child's Weight: Helping Without Harming by Ellyn Satter
Your Dieting Daughter: Antidotes Parents can Provide for Body Dissatisfaction, Excessive Dieting, and Disordered Eating by Carolyn Costin

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