| Even by looking around us - in our families, | | | | unhealthful food allowed in the family environment |
| neighborhood, schools, and play parks - it is an | | | | can lead to a child's obesity. |
| obvious sight to see children nowadays are getting | | | | 3. Psychological factors - Unmonitored emotional |
| obese. Years ago, babies were just fat and as they | | | | responses by a child to his daily experiences, |
| grew older, these kids tend to shun away from their | | | | negative in nature, can lead to a massive food |
| fat bodies towards a slimmer profile. Being fat before | | | | indulgence. Such negative emotions may be related |
| was sometimes a point of ridicule for some kids. | | | | to frustration, sadness, boredom, and anger. |
| It became awkward for those kids on the fat side to | | | | Parents must be aware of the behavior of their |
| mingle with schoolmates as they were taunted and | | | | children at home. Are they spending their off-school |
| even found it difficult to participate in rowdy kid's | | | | hours lulling in their bedrooms or sitting in front of the |
| games. But nowadays the scenario has spiraled into a | | | | television or computer? Worse, do they bring food |
| body ballooning for fat kids. They have gone up into | | | | while doing these, food rich in sugar, carbohydrates |
| the obese level. It will result on many known body | | | | or soda? |
| complaints or diseases triggered by obesity. Aside | | | | Parents should be able to determine when satiety |
| from the health risk, personality depression can be | | | | level is attained normally by children of the kid's age. |
| also an effect from obesity. Obesity can be caused | | | | They should involve kids in household chores and plan |
| by various symptoms like the following: | | | | family activities that would engage everyone to |
| 1. Genetic factors - Children coming from families with | | | | exercise or move the body about. Prepare healthful |
| a history of obesity or those prone to be slothful | | | | meals at home that have a good visual presentation |
| have the tendency to be obese. Aside from the | | | | to tempt a child's appetite. Ban or limit junk foods at |
| genetic make-up on the inherited body type, an | | | | home. Talk to your children and discover what |
| inherited body movement such as being on the lazy | | | | emotional burdens they may have to avoid their |
| side can be a factor for getting obese. | | | | unhealthful food craving. Wise parents should be |
| 2. Environmental factors - Poor eating habits, potato | | | | sensitive to their child's activity and eating habits to |
| coach habit, passive lifestyle, and presence of | | | | avoid obesity in their children. |