From Trim Kid To Fit Adult: A Step-By-Step Guide

If you want your child to be a trim kid, the key is to discourage him or her from starting the vicious cycle of deprivation diets. Diets never work. But lifestyle changes do.

• Don't be another statistic

Did you know in our society today, about one in four children are overweight? Too many parents give into their child's demands for junk food, fast food and carbonated beverages.

• Be a responsible parent

Instead of feeling guilty, start being a responsible parent. Love is not letting your child eat or drink anything he or she wants. It's about setting limits as the parent, modeling the right relationship with food and encouraging balance instead of deprivation. Most of the advice you will find in Trim Kids: The Proven 12-Week Plan That Helped Thousands of Children Achieve a Healthier Weight is common sense. But the authors, Melinda Sothern, Heidi Schumacher, T. Kristian Von Almen recognize the challenges parents face in the world of video games and fast food. They encourage parents to make kid-friendly recipes that are also healthy.

• Mother-daughter dieting trap

If you have a daughter who is overweight, the first step is to make sure you are not modeling the wrong behavior. Don't go on starvation diets or complain about feeling fat. Your daughter will think she has to deprive herself to be a trim child.

What you can do is invite your daughter to go to aerobic classes or walks with you to keep her active. If you take her to the mall, park as far away as possible from the department store where she wants to shop. Find ways to naturally keep her active.

If you have a son, ask him to help you with yard work and to mow the lawn. Don't complain to your son about your weight either.

• Limit junk food

Many schools have banned soft drinks on campus because educators realize soda pop is not just fattening but bad for a child's teeth and growth. Instead of having soft drinks around the house, stock up on flavored vitamin waters. Flavor filtered water with lemons or limes.

Allow your children to have fast food once in a while, but don't let it ever become part of their daily diet.

• Rules for healthful eating

In their Trim Kids book, the authors discuss the basic rules for healthful eating and how to modify your child's behavior.

The rules for children are the same as for adults. Here are a few tips for how to help your child become a trim child.

• Eat fewer foods containing empty calories.
• Eat when you are hungry, but don't overeat.
• Avoid refined sugars and high-fat foods.
• Increase fiber intake by adding fresh fruits and vegetables to every meal.
• Make your home a temptation-free zone by eliminating chips, cookies and cakes except for special occasions.
• Lock down the kitchen after 6 p.m. Children should not eat before bed.
• Keep an activity diary.

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