IT IS A LONG WAYS OUT.
WE'LL KEEP WATCHING IT.
NOW THAT WE ARE WELL INTO
2018, IT MAY BE GETTING
DIFFICULT KEEPING RESOLUTIONS
TO EXERCISE MORE AND EAT
HEALTHIER.
THEY ARE GREAT GOALS AND THEY
ARE OFTEN FAMILY GOALS.
IT CAN BE A CHALLENGE TO TALK
TO YOUR KIDS ABOUT THE ISSUE OF
LOSING WEIGHT.
WE ASKED OUR "MID-MORNING"
PEDIATRICIAN FROM CHILDREN'S
MINNESOTA TO JOIN US AND TALK
ABOUT HOW TO DO THIS WITHOUT
CAUSING SHAME FOR YOUR KIDS.
IT IS SO DIFFICULT.
IT IS CHALLENGING.
THIS IS A TOPIC THAT
PEDIATRICIANS HAVE EVERY DAY
WITH THEIR FAMILIES.
IT GETS TO BE A LITTLE BIT OF A
TAP DANCE TO HAVE THESE
CONVERSATIONS.
CAN WE OFFLOAD THIS
RESPONSIBILITY TO YOU?
LET THE DOCTOR DO IT.
WELL, THE DOCTOR SAYS.
ABSOLUTELY NOT.
IT IS TOUGH.
THE A TOUGH CONVERSATION.
THE BEST WAY TO HAVE THIS IS
NUMBER ONE, HAVE IT EARLY AND
SET YOURSELF UP FOR SUCCESS.
TWO, REALLY NOT TALK ABOUT IT
IN TERMS OF WEIGHT OR HOW YOUR
BODY LOOKS BUT HAVING A HEALTHY
LIFESTYLE.
I THINK WHEN WE TALK ABOUT
ADDRESSING THIS, THERE IS A
QUESTION OF WHEN.
IT IS OKAY FOR KIDS TO NOT BE
THIN.
THAT'S GREAT.
AT WHAT POINT DO YOU SAY MAYBE
THIS IS A CONCERN?
VERY GOOD QUESTION.
AS A SOCIETY, WE ALL LIKE TO
SEE TODDLERS WHO ARE JUICY AND
ROUNDED.
SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE THOSE
KIDS HAVE TO SLIM OUT.
BY THE TIME KIDS GET TO
KINDERGARTEN ONE IN THREE KIDS
OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE.
IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA IT IS
LESS.
IT IS ONE IN FOUR.
WE DO HAVE TO START TRYING TO
FIND A WAY TO RIGHT SIZE OUR
OWN ADULT THINKING ABOUT HOW WE
WANT OUR KIDS TO GROW UP
LOOKING AND FEELING BEFORE THE
AGE OF KINDERGARTEN.
THAT IS MAKING SURE THEY ARE
ACTIVE AND BUSY.
MAKE SURE EVERY PLATE OF FOOD
THEY HAVE IS THE RIGHT BALANCE.
HOW MUCH DOES SCREEN TIME
PLAY A ROLE IN THIS FOR KIDS?
IT IS EASY TO STICK A KID IN
FRONT OF THE TV OR iPAD.
STUDIES ARE PROFOUND.
IT WILL SHOW IT DECREASES
EXERCISE.
BUT WHEN PEOPLE EAT IN FRONT OF
A SCREEN, YOU DO NOT GET
SATIATED.
MAKE SURE ANY TIME YOU ARE
EATING ANY MEAL, THE TV IS OFF.
VERY INTERESTING.
I'M THINKING ABOUT THAT NOW.
WE GENERALLY EAT WITH THE NEWS
ON.
I'M NOT TURNING THE 6:00 NEWS
OFF.
AT LEAST HAVE A HEALTHY
BALANCE OF FRUITS AND
VEGETABLES.
WE WERE TALKING EARLIER
ABOUT OUR OWN CHILDHOOD.
THE MOMENT WHEN MOM TAKES YOU
SHOPPING FOR HUSKY JEANS.
I REMEMBER IT CLEARLY.
YOU FEEL LIKE OH!
I DIDN'T REALIZE THIS WAS AN
ISSUE.
I'M IN THE HUSKY SECTION.
OH!
I TALK TO MY KIDS ABOUT SERVING
SIZING.
MOST OF THIS IS ON PARENTS.
WHAT KIND OF FOOD ARE YOU
PACKING FOR LUNCH AND DINNER?
WHAT DID YOU PURCHASE FROM
GROCERY STORE?
MY KIDS WILL ASK HOW MUCH
CAN I HAVE?
WE'LL SAY WHAT IS THE SERVING
SIZE?
THEY'LL MEASURE.
THAT'S TERRIFIC.
A BALLPARK IS PROBABLY HALF AN
ADULT SERVING SIZE IS A GOOD
WAY TO THINK ABOUT IT.
MANY GROWN UPS ARE FEEDING
THEIR KIDS THE SAME AMOUNT OF
FOOD THEY FEED THEMSELVES.
AND ASKING THEIR KIDS TO FINISH
THEIR PLATE.
DO NOT ASK YOUR CHILDREN TO
FINISH THEIR PLATE.
I KNOW THE CATHOLIC GUILT.
THERE ARE STARVING CHILDREN IN
AFRICA.