How to Talk to a Child About Losing Weight

Kids whose parents talked to them about dropping the pounds were 64 percent more likely have unhealthy weight-control habits

Does your child need to lose weight? We'll help you talk about it without hurting her feelings.

Researchers from the University of Minnesota show that how a parent discusses nutrition and weight can influence a child’s likelihood of developing an eating disorder.

Weight is never an easy subject, but it can be especially dicey when parents broach the issue of eating habits and weight with their teens. “No girl ever lost weight because her mother told her she was fat,” a friend advised me when I was fretting about my teen's size.
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