They start too eat so much for example because of family or peer problems, a low self-esteem, depressions or other mental problems. Studies prove, that children who were obese get 65 percent more likely to get bullied as their normal weight peers. "What we found is that it didn't matter. No matter how good your social skills, if you were overweight or obese you were more likely to be bullied" (Julie Lumeng, M.D.) Some kids get treated really badly in school from their peers, that they are afraid of going to school, coherently joining clubs or sport teams. Researches show that kids who get bullied are more likely to skip their classes. Some of them even quit and drop out of school. Youngsters will loose their friends and self-esteem. But it doesn’t happen only in school, bulling can happen in the own home of obese kids. Sometimes obese kids get teased by their own siblings or even by their parents.
Most of the parents do not know what to do when their child get obese. Some parents also often don’t know if their kids are obese of just overweight. A good step would be to make an appointment at the doctor. He can assess eating and activity habits and make suggestions how to make positive changes. Depending on the BMI, health and age, the doctor can help parents to refer a registered dietitian for additional advice and maybe recommend a weight management program. A good step as a family to help their overweight children and teenagers is to get active together as a family. Families have to change their “Movie-Nights” with fast food dinner to be active together. Parents have to be good examples for their kids. The whole family should change their bad eating habits and do some activities together such as walking or playing ball in the yard. This shows support for their children and teenagers and they will see that being active can be fun. The parents do not have to be “crazy-healthy“ to ride the bicycle together on the weekends. Women also do not have to be “super-healthy-mom’s“ to cook a dinner with reduced fat and carbohydrates to help their obese children slim down. Parents should set up structured mealtimes on a schedule. If parents want to help their children as best as possible, a good way to show them, that they support them is to drop a few pounds on their own. Because most of the times the entire family is the patient. When parents show how easy it could be to loose some extra pounds and how good this can feel, children would feel stronger to start working on themselves. “Researchers say the key to help a child overcome obesity is parental leadership in changing the family’s lifestyle by reducing food portions, limiting TV time, and exercising together as a family” (Currie-McGhee 62).
Obese children get also a change to drop their overweight by joining a diet group. Many children feel save when they realize that they have to start this fight against their extra pounds but they are not alone. Kids exercise together in a group and learn the best...
