Parents: Living A Healthy Lifestyle Better Than Talking To Teens ...

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A new study shows that when parents model a healthy lifestyle, that lifestyle is more effective than just talking to teens when it comes to obesity topics, according to EurekAlert?s press release on Nov. 8.

Researchers at the Institute of Medicine, Committee on Prevention of Obesity in Children and Youth found when parents create a home environment complete with healthy behaviors (along with encouragement and support), teens are less likely to become defensive about being overweight.

Childhood obesity is a rising problem contributing to detrimental short-term and long-term health effects. Up to 33 percent of children and teens are obese. The numerous problems include type 2 diabetes and psychosocial consequences. If one parent is obese, there is a 50 percent chance the child will be obese in adulthood. If both parents are obese, the chances catapult to 80 percent that the child will also be obese.

Obese teens tend to have a much lower self-esteem and be less popular with their peers. Unfortunately, according to the American Academy of Child & Adolescence Psychiatry, depression, anxiety, and obsessive compulsive disorder can occur parallel with the lowered self-esteem and unpopularity.

Parents feel they lose control with their teen?s decisions about eating and physical activities. When parents try to talk about the teen?s unhealthy lifestyle, it may cause negative responses such as sadness or angst in the teen.

Is it normal for teens to strive for autonomy, it is how they learn about personal responsibility. But it?s a very emotional time for them and talking about weight issues can make the teen feel inept and also be very frustrating for the parents, as well.

The recent study is good news for parents struggling with teens who are obese. The results support an alternative method for helping the teen with weight issues other than confronting them in discussion.

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