The following list offers a number of simple things that you can do to help your child stay at a healthy weight:
*Teach moderation.
Excessively large portions are now commonplace in restaurants and at home. Try serving small portions at meals, then allowing your child to have a second portion if he wants. In restaurants, encourage ordering the small size instead of the giant size whenever possible or suggest taking home part of the meal and saving it for a future lunch or dinner.
*Limit snacking.
Although most children do, in fact, need between-meal snacks for normal growth, they don't need to snack all day long. Don't be afraid to limit your child to one snack two or three times a day.
*Avoid fried foods.
Frying foods adds calories, not nutrition. Choose other methods of cooking, such as rubbing on a small amount of vegetable oil to foods and then baking. If your child likes French fries, encourage him to share an order instead of getting his own.Choose healthy snack foods. Large bags of potato or corn chips left on kitchen counters or in the front of cabinets invite nibbling even when not hungry. Buying an occasional small bag and storing it at the back of the cabinet prevents snacking on it just because it's there. Try keeping a bowl of fruit out on the kitchen table instead. Low-fat popcorn, rice cakes, and pretzels also make good alternatives.
*Use some reduced-fat products.
Many commonly eaten foods are now available in lower fat versions. Try low-fat milk (even the 1 percent fat milk tastes pretty good), cheese,yogurt, mayonnaise, ice cream, and crackers. Just keep in mind that young children do, in fact, need fat in their diets, so don't drastically restrict their fat intake.Go easy on sugary drinks. "Supersize" bottles and cups of soda, punch, fruit juice, and sports drinks are extremely popular--and full of extra calories. Suggest drinking water to quench thirst instead, or dilute these sweet beverages with water to help avoid your child filling up on empty calories.
*Be active.
Regular physical activity is key to controlling weight. Limit television watching and computer games while promoting walking, biking, playing ball, dancing, swimming--anything fun that makes you move.
Above all else, be a good role model. Rather than nagging or lecturing your child about a healthy lifestyle, show him how it's done. Your child is more likely to take an active approach to life and enjoy healthy foods if you do.Ryan was born big at 3.884kg.Just imagined,2nd day of his life were 4.6kg.And he was 16kg at 8months and now Alhamdulilah with 90cm tall,12kg at 9 months.Already back to normal but yet still above average(Average static would be 8kg+ or below 9kg for 9months)
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that is so true, leadership by example. kalau parents tak buat, camne anak nak buat, kan?
yeap mama miya.
haah mmg pun actually .. nini tak suka naik walker .. die naik paling lama pun 5 minit .. atau pun die nak jadi paparazi ddk kat dpn balkoni .. the rest die main dgn playgym je .. thanks steph for your info ;P
i pun mmg cadang nk beli bouncer tu .. yg mcmane elok ea ? aritu i ada pg the curve kat metrojaya ada satu tu arround 699 tp takut mahal saje tapi no point je beli
hi mommy kika,bouncer-since ur baby pun dah nak msk 7months i think bouncer dah tak perlu,sbb dia takkan nak duduk situ dah kalau dah pandai merangkak apatah lagi bila dah bertatih...mcm ryan since dia bole mrangkak by 4 months,byk brg2 dia tmasuk bouncer dia xnak duduk unless nap.or bila p travelling ke,bouncer ryan bole dilipat so bw je utk dia nap.but its up to u,maybe u nak gunakan bouncer tu utk dia nap kat hall/travel kat rumah org..
comelnya ryan....gebusss..hehhe...suka senyum yek..sama ngan boy cik rabbit..nama pun hampir sama..rayyan..heheh..kiss to ryan raffael...mmmuaxx
hola white rabbit!hehhe thx ya.i will visit u soon.laf laf