My child is overweight…What should I do? Here are some tips and hints to help you out!

• Do give your child lots of love and affection.

• Do expect your child to grow into his or her weight.

• Do have regular meals and snacks.

• Do serve the same food to all family members. - Don't put your child on a low-calorie diet.

• Do let your child decide how much to eat.

• Do have snack foods such as graham crackers, frozen fruit-juice bars, string cheese, low-fat yogurt, frozen low-fat yogurt and fruit.

• Do encourage your child to be more active by playing outside, swinging, running and playing with toys such as balls, Frisbees and jump ropes.

• Do plan family activities such as going to parks and playgrounds, hiking and swimming.

• Don't pressure your child to be thin.

• Don't expect your child to lose weight.

• Don't let your child eat at other times.

• Don't limit the amount of food your child can eat or make your child eat all the food on his or her plate.

• Don't have lots of high-calorie snacks such as potato chips, corn chips, cookies, cakes, pies, ice cream, cupcakes, candy, donuts, granola bars and soft drinks.

• Don't let your child spend a lot of time watching TV or playing video games.

• Don't let your family become "couch potatoes."

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