Steps that may help your child to avoid becoming an Obese Adult

Obesity is usually measured by the upper arm skinfold measurement and is described as excessive body fatness. Those over the 85th percentile are categorized as obese, while the group over the 95th percentile are superobese. Super obesity has increased tremendously over the past years.

Research shows that obese children spend more time doing comfortable, minimal energy consuming activities watching television, reading, and playing video games than any other group of children. If you have a young child or an adolescent who fits this picture , what are you doing about it ? What is your child doing about it ?

Obesity definitely does have its downside as far as health is concerned. There is a strong association between childhood and adolescent obesity and cardiovascular disease ,especially hypertension and its complications. Coughs and colds are more frequent , and respiratory diseases may impact obese children and youth though sleep apnea syndrome and later, the effects of chronic low oxygenation of the blood and other breathing problems and respiratory infections.

What Can Be Done for a child who is Obese or Overweight?

Acknowledge that there is a problem with your child's weight  - and read about healthy food preparation and eating practices. Become informed. Do not follow fad diets, and do not limit the variety of foods eaten.

Talk to your child about his or her problem with love and support and offer help - Gently take charge of the situation with his or her permission. Help can come from you, your doctor, or dietitian. A psychologist may be able to give your family counseling as a unit, or you may prefer to consult a marriage counselor and so take the first step in helping your child.

Buy healthy foods - Do not be tempted to fill your cupboards with convenience foods high in fast and sugars. Provide balanced meals, and serve portions that suit the needs of each family member. Provide alternative low calorie foods, if necessary, for snacking.

Involve your child in more activities - Take things gently at first. Make some fundamental rules regarding the time to be spent watching television, and involve the family in physical activities that your child and you will enjoy. Keep a record of your child's weight and encourage the venture. Reward him or her for even small steps of success.

If you are overweight, nothing is better than being a good example. Work together on the problem. Be your child's buddy

Healthy packed lunch for kids

According to totalgirl plan your kids school packed lunch to give him/her a boost all day.

Breakfast in the Bus

Mix a dash of cinnamon in vanilla yougurt then keep in a container. Slice apples and bananas then store in a separate container with the orange wedges. To eat, simply dip fruits in yogurt and enjoy!

During Lunch Break 


Mix 1 cup shredded lettuce. 1/2 cup shredded carrots, 5 tablespoons store-bought Caesar dressing and 2 cups shredded and cooked chicken meat in a bowl. Divide evenly among 5 flour tortillas. Place in the middle of each then roll to make delicious wraps. After eating the Caesar Chicken wraps, have a quick and mess-free dessert by munching on seedless grapes.

After-School Snack: 


Lay out the following items on the counter and combine a trail mix of choice raisins, nuts(try cashews or almonds), dried fruit, cereals, mini biscuits, sunflower seeds. Mix em up and dig in..

Mango Banana Smoothie

In a blender, mix milk or yogurt, sliced mangoes, bananas, honey and ice. Blend until smooth.

Laugh and Learn for Kids

ABC - Most of us learned our ABC's by singing them - the rhythm and repetition of songs make things easy to remember. That's why you'll find fun, sing along songs, delightful music and sounds in all Laugh and Learn toys.

1-2-3 - Learning numbers is easier as part of baby's everyday world. The idea of numbers and counting starts to make sense when babies can point "one, two , three" peas on their tray or put four balls down the drain spout. The Laugh and Learn collection teaches numbers and counting in a natural way, with silly sing along songs to help baby remember.

Shapes and Colors - Sorting, stacking and unstacking help baby understand sizes, spatial relationships and shapes things that are basic to learning. Babies learn colors in a similar way- yellow isnt just yellow cup or yellow banana.. The Laugh and Learn collection is filled with colors and shapes to stimulate and educate even the youngest babies.

First word - At first , babies learn to associate sounds with images, such as "moo" or cow or "baa" lamb. They'll learn adjectives in context . like dog or red apple. Opposites too, like "up" or "down" This type of natural learning response is built right into the entire Laugh and Learn collection.

 Making Friends - Playing together . Give and Take. Taking Turns. "Please"  and Thank You ". They're all important parts of expressing emotions, developing friendships, sharing and realizing that "we" is as important as "me" .So the Laugh and Learn collection is home to friendly faces and lovable characters that baby can relate to and learn from.