Watch What You Say

When it comes to the issue of obesity in our world, there is a lot of focus currently on childhood obesity. Parents are deluged with warnings about letting your child overeat, not telling them to clear their plate, take away all their sweets and shoving them out the door to make them more active. Unfortunately, we’re not being told what to say to our children. My five-year-old daughter came home from school two days ago and told me she wasn’t going to have chocolate anymore. I looked at her oddly, this pronouncement being somewhat odd from the five-year-old. I asked … Continue reading