Model Moms
It's always a wonder to me why we are astounded by the rates of obesity and eating disorders in children. We are all frightened by the new realization that for the first time in history our children will have a lesser life expectancy than their parents. Yet, what are we doing to change? Moms continue to diet and to fret about their weight on the scale and we continue to feed our children with restaurant menus of macaroni and cheese and chicken nuggets.
P.E. programs have been cut and kids are glued to their seats playing video games. Phew. Thanks for letting me vent. So, what can we do? Our children are not going to learn healthy behaviors from school or television. We really need to exemplify what healthy eating and exercise looks like for our children. What we won't do for ourselves, I believe we will do for our kids. Let's all start to be more active and make some better choices so our next generation has a better chance.
