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- 22. Exercise for FUN
Not everyone wants to go running, play tennis, go to the gym, or get involved with
football.
However, there are lots of alternatives:
Try jumping on the trampoline, dancing, jump-rope, yoga, boxing, biking,
badminton, gardening, etc.
The only exercise your children will do long-term is the one they enjoy doing.
- 34. When children feel like something is wrong with their
bodies, they might try and alter those bodies through the
food they take in. They might cut out entire food groups
(“I’m not eating any carbs”), they may skip meals, they
might over-exercise, or they might purge.
They might also over-eat or binge on foods, especially
”comfort” foods.
These behaviors have rarely anything to do with food itself,
and more to do with stress levels, low self-esteem, and
seeking validation.
So our conversations should revolve around addressing the
stress, building up esteem, and offering validation.
- 40. Tell them that models, actors, K-pop artists,
facebook pictures, etc… are
fake/tweaked/altered/unhealthy ideals
Too often, we compare ourselves to others. Nowadays, kids are being
bombarded by photos of others who are trying to “look good”, by messages
from companies trying to sell them the message that they are defective but
that this can be fixed at a price, etc. It’s overwhelming.
Because our own happiness has a lot to do with how we think we compare to
others, evaluating ourselves with images which aren’t even real sets us up for
failure. And our children don’t naturally have the perspective to know that
they are being set up to feel less than.
Not buying into the fantasy, the lure, etc… will help our children gain some
perspective.