"Fat Talk"

I am not sure if we are doing the right thing with our 8-year-old kid. She's heavy for her age, over a hundred pounds actually and so I always use the word "fat" to remind her not to eat too much for it will make her "fat." I am trying to make her conscious of her food intake at this stage because I think she really needs to start losing weight at this age. If we do not make her conscious about these things, she might just eat and eat without thought of its consequence. I hope we are doing the right thing for we do want her to lose weight.

For me yes but I will make vegetable is there rotten food and fish so that they would have red lips ever so it has more iron.

Young children listen before they are old enough to speak. My disabled on hardly said anything and then the first week at pre-school he began speaking really well. All Barbie dolls are thin and people in real life are different sizes. A child should be encouraged to do healthy eating and exercise. Yes, a parent should be careful not to send negative messages about self image. I like to celebrate differences because it would be boring if we all looked the same.

when i was young i was often teased by my good-looking sister and she always say i am so ugly ,Lack of hair, yellow, thin, small eyes , short nose, short stature (while that's maybe what i look like as a young girl)and she could not find anyone out who is more ugly than i,therefore i know the bad perception affected from small to large ,the influence is negative and i once lost my confidence.Give the positive image and words before your children and let him/her proud of you will be helpful to his/her growth.

children s will be good adult depends on how their parents bought them.Be careful and take cautious while speaking to children.Never speak any negative things and always motivate them in positive way

I try to not use the FAT word or even the word diet around my kids, especially my daughter as they pick up on everything. Just the other day I commented to her about having a well balanced diet and she must have asked me 20 questions about being on a diet. I kept on trying to explain to her that that is not what I meant. My 4 year old son has started calling her Fat and Ugly (And by no means is she either)and I am constantly yelling at him to stop. He does not hear that word from us so it is amazing how he knows such a word can be so negative!

Yeah, we pretty much have to watch what we say to children in general. It could mean something to them when they grow up. Everything they learn aren't just coming from the school.

"Fat Talk" is something that i think about constantly. I have always battled my weight and was teased incessantly as a child and young adult. I have had a negative self image throughout most of my life. My husband has a very high metabolism and has battled being "skinny" most of his life. We both have issues. This is something we do not wish on our children. What I try and do with my daughter is celebrate the differences in people. I do not pretend to not be "fat" instead I embrace my uniqueness and when we speak of weight, it is in reference to being healthy - good things come in all packages and I want her to see that. It is who we are as people that matter, not what we look like.