Wednesday, 31 October 2007
I've just read the last blog on parent's responsibility. Although I think RuthM is right - it can be very difficult to get the kids to be more active especially in the darker cold nights. Wouldn't it be great if there were more free activities after school that were not competitive sports so that our kids with a weight problem could happily join in.
Parents responsibility
I believe that parents need to set an example to their children. If we want our children to be active and enjoy exercise and sports then we need to get involved too. If your children see you watching hours of TV every evening then that will see normal to them and they will take on these bad habits too.
Wednesday, 17 October 2007
The Foresight report on trends and drivers of obesity has been published today. It certainly gives politicians and individuals food for thought on the increasing number of overweight people in the UK.
The report touches on the important role of energy balance and the need to enable people to make the right lifestyle choices. We know that this subject is not always easy for families and children. Indeed many people do not know where to turn for help. We offer support to worried parents by holding parent only sessions when we will explore the family lifestyle as well as direct sessions with the child and family.
At the Children's Weight Clinic we use behavioural change techniques to both motivate and encourage the whole family to make positive lifestyle changes in diet and physical activity levels that will promote weight management. We believe that families and children should not be told what to do or not to do - but be helped and guided towards taking lifelong responsibility for their lifestyle choices.
We use a traffic light healthy diet scheme which allows children and their families to appreciate high energy foods they may be eating and to take responsibility to restrict them.
We encourage at least 1 hour of hot and sweaty physical activity per day and reducing watching the TV/playing on computer, etc to less than 2 hours per day.
The Children's Weight Clinic
The report touches on the important role of energy balance and the need to enable people to make the right lifestyle choices. We know that this subject is not always easy for families and children. Indeed many people do not know where to turn for help. We offer support to worried parents by holding parent only sessions when we will explore the family lifestyle as well as direct sessions with the child and family.
At the Children's Weight Clinic we use behavioural change techniques to both motivate and encourage the whole family to make positive lifestyle changes in diet and physical activity levels that will promote weight management. We believe that families and children should not be told what to do or not to do - but be helped and guided towards taking lifelong responsibility for their lifestyle choices.
We use a traffic light healthy diet scheme which allows children and their families to appreciate high energy foods they may be eating and to take responsibility to restrict them.
We encourage at least 1 hour of hot and sweaty physical activity per day and reducing watching the TV/playing on computer, etc to less than 2 hours per day.
The Children's Weight Clinic
Monday, 15 October 2007
Once again obesity and childhood obesity are all over the media. Only a few weeks ago Scotland was named as second only to the USA as the most obese nation in the world.
The forthcoming Foresight report is currently being reported in the media as forecasting astonishing levels of obesity that can be expected in the UK if we do not reverse the increasing trend in weight and waist size now!
The Children's Weight Clinic is the first independent dedicated childhood weight management clinic in Scotland. Over the last year we have been raising the importance of a healthy family lifestyle - highlighting the need for simple healthy cooking classes for parents and exercise programmes aimed at children who are already overweight.
There is an urgent need for obesity to be tackled at a national and governmental level as well as at the individual and family level.
The Children's Weight Clinic
The forthcoming Foresight report is currently being reported in the media as forecasting astonishing levels of obesity that can be expected in the UK if we do not reverse the increasing trend in weight and waist size now!
The Children's Weight Clinic is the first independent dedicated childhood weight management clinic in Scotland. Over the last year we have been raising the importance of a healthy family lifestyle - highlighting the need for simple healthy cooking classes for parents and exercise programmes aimed at children who are already overweight.
There is an urgent need for obesity to be tackled at a national and governmental level as well as at the individual and family level.
The Children's Weight Clinic
Wednesday, 3 October 2007
Welcome to the CWC's new blog !
We hope to use this site to comment on issues that are raised in the media and to help inform the debate on healthy family lifestyle in the modern world and how we can all help children to successfully manage their weight.
We welcome comments for everyone but to post comments you need to register with us through enquiries@childrensweightclinic.com
We look forward to having interesting discussion with the blogging world.
Laura Stewart
Director and Consultant Dietitian
The Children's Weight Clinic
We hope to use this site to comment on issues that are raised in the media and to help inform the debate on healthy family lifestyle in the modern world and how we can all help children to successfully manage their weight.
We welcome comments for everyone but to post comments you need to register with us through enquiries@childrensweightclinic.com
We look forward to having interesting discussion with the blogging world.
Laura Stewart
Director and Consultant Dietitian
The Children's Weight Clinic
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