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Talk to Your Kids about Their Eating Habits Carefully

Weight is never an easy subject. It can be risky for parents to raise the issue of eating habits and weight with their kids.

“No kid ever lost weight because his mother told him he was fat,” a friend told me when I was worried about my son’s weight.

It turns out she was right, according to a new study. The study was directed by Dr. Berge at University of Minnesota. She found that kids whose parents discussed eating in a healthy way were less likely to have eating problems. But 64% of the kids whose parents focused on their weight turned to unhealthy eating behaviors. Some kids went on extreme diets, and others even ate no food. So eating disorders were caused. Things were worse when fathers joined in the discussions with their daughters and focused on weight. “Fathers should never comment on their daughters’ weight,” says Berge. Instead, she suggests, fathers should focus on their daughters’ interests. That can help them feel loved and confident enough to work on their weight issues.

How should parents talk to kids about eating behaviors? According to Berge, they should avoid focusing on how much their kids weigh. They should talk to them about being healthy. Don’t compare them with others. Ideally, both parents should share the responsibility. If that’s not possible, choose the parent whose words cause the least amount of stress and who demonstrates healthy eating.

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谨慎地与孩子谈论他们的饮食习惯

体重从来不是一个轻松的话题。父母提出关于饮食习惯和体重的问题可能是有风险的。

“没有一个孩子因为他妈妈说他胖就减肥了，”一位朋友在我担心我儿子的体重时对我说道。事实证明，她是对的，根据一项新的研究。这项研究由明尼苏达大学的贝尔盖博士主持。她发现，那些父母讨论健康饮食方式的孩子更不可能有饮食问题。但是，64%的孩子在父母关注他们的体重时会转向不健康的饮食行为。一些孩子进行极端节食，另一些甚至不吃东西。因此引发了饮食失调问题。当父亲和女儿讨论体重问题时，情况会更糟糕。“父亲绝不应该评论女儿的体重，”贝尔盖说道。相反，她建议，父亲应该关注女儿的兴趣。这可以帮助她们感受到爱和足够的自信来处理她们的体重问题。

父母应该如何与孩子谈论饮食行为呢？根据贝尔盖的建议，他们应避免关注孩子的体重。他们应该和孩子讨论健康生活。不要将孩子与他人比较。理想情况下，父母双方都应该共同承担责任。如果这是不可能的，选择那个能引起最少压力且表现出健康饮食习惯的父母。