From The Seattle Times?..
An Atlanta hospital provides tips on talking to your child about obesity and on adopting a healthful lifestyle
Virginia Smith dreaded having ?the talk? with her daughter, Ramsey.
She was concerned about her daughter?s weight. Still, she didn?t want to hurt Ramsey?s self-esteem or say anything that could spark issues of negative body image.
So Smith decided not to frame the conversation around weight.
?I talked about being healthy and about making changes we could do as a family,? Smith said. ?I told her I want her to live a long, happy, healthy life.?
Since that conversation about two years ago, Smith and her daughter, now 13, have adopted a lifestyle overhaul: They exercise, drink water instead of soda and eat more fruits and vegetables.
Children?s Healthcare of Atlanta wants to help more of these transformations take place.
The hospital has launched a website (www.strong4life.com) providing parents with tools and tips for having ?the talk.? The website?s offerings include a database of doctors trained to counsel families struggling with weight issues, healthy recipes and an online-health assessment. The hospital also has a clinic and offers a summer camp for overweight children.
This latest push to fight obesity comes about a year after Children?s controversial ad campaign featuring black-and-white photos of obese children on billboards with messages such as: ?It?s hard to be a little girl if you?re not.? Dr. Stephanie Walsh, the medical director of child wellness at Children?s, said the campaign was designed to help people realize that childhood obesity is a crisis.
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