One reason for growing obesity among children is excessive eating. Setting proportions will help controlling obesity among children. When children ate at proportions that are appropriate for adults, they became obese. In addition, at home children are pressurized to clear their plates that contribute to obesity. In order to end the trend of obesity, parents have to teach their children to eat in right proportions. Few tips can do a trick at this moment, these are:

1. When going out, people can take an airtight box with them. They can put half of their ordered food in that box and ate the rest of it to control their child’s obesity at initial level.
2. People need to teach their children to have a control over their nerves while eating. They should clear their mind of grabbing as much food as they can while eating and at parties.
3. They can even choose to buy their children a proportion plate. They should teach their children that 70 % of their plate should be filled with fruit and raw vegetable salad.
4. Plate size also plays an important role in developing healthier eating behavior. Children should eat in quarter plates and not in a rice plate that adults use. In a similar fashion, they should get started with a teaspoon and not a tablespoon.
5. Eating a salad before lunch and dinner will reduce child’s appetite for more processed foods like French fries and fried chicken.

Parents could be a role model for their children while eating. They can teach their children to eat more fruits and raw-veggies to satisfy their hunger pangs at unusual time. If they had taught their children to eat more food in past, this could be unlearned too.

Recent statistics showed that around 15% of children around ages of 6-11 are obese. This rate is alarming in comparison to the statistics recorded three decades earlier. It is time to thinking of obesity as an epidemic and work over to find out ways to get rid of it.

Obesity as a problem

Most of the people are unable to think of the future problems of obese children. Obese children are not welcomed in society. They are being annoyed in schools by peers. In response to such behavior, they developed their negative self-image, lowered self-esteem and lose confidence. That in turn makes them isolated from the rest of the society and its activities like workouts and joining fitness clubs and they turn to eating as a self-pleasure.

Parents’ role

Parents can play their role by involving them in many activities. They should be aware of the fact that obese children turn themselves into obese adults. They are more prone to health diseases including cardio-vascular and diabetes-II in future life.

Creative intervention to end obesity

Parents are advised to find the creative language of their children. They might include activities like writing, crafting, performing and experimenting and promote themselves in front of public to retain their self-image and confidence. They are advise to watch their children if they do not know about their hidden talent. If they like to sing (performing), write stories (writing), like to make up things (crafting) and like to try new things (experimenting) encourage them. Parents should support them in their activities and aid them to divert their attention from eating and sitting for long hours to healthy activities.