hes 5 years old
and 70 pounds
im trying to help him lose weight
but its really hard when every time he crys
for food my mom screams at me for not
giving it to him
hes so lazy
and i can barely pick him up
when he gets tired
after a minute of running
help plz
what can i do to make it a little fun for him
Anonymous
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You have to be brutal to be kind. You're family needs to work as a unit together to get him healthy, happy and active. Seriously, being fat can potentially dampen a person's childhood - I always remember the fat kid being picked on, upset, left out of gaes because they couldn't run like the rest of us.
But don't belittle him or say he's ona diet or anything, but as a family give hime fruit and veg, eventually he'll get hungry enough to stop complaining and just at it
also, don't eat junk in ront of him, that's unfair, the whole family will have to pull together to make a positive atmosphere in which he whole family can get healthy and happy and fit
like on TV
THis is how we did when my mum lost weight
ProfessorL
It's wonderful that you are worried about him-- it makes me so sad when i see overweight children. And at five, he's still really just a baby. You've got to nip this in the bud before the bad habits become any more ingrained.
Exercise with him, but make it fun. Some of the other answerers have given great ideas.
Eat right when you are around him-- veggies (call it rabbit food, whatever works) Most kids like fruits, so make fruit salad with him.
And most of all, get your mom on the same page. Tell her it is NOT okay that he is five years old and weighs this much. Tell her that his future is looking grim if he doesn't drop the weight and develop better habits. His health as well as his social life will be dramatically impacted if something doesn't change. People DIE from obesity-related problems everyday. i'm sure she doesn't want her son being one of them---get her involved. Get the whole family involved. Eating right doesn't have to be boring, or taste bad. If you want a list of some healthier, yummy foods, please feel free to email me.
Good luck to you!
♥ineversaidiwasperfect
Try playing games outdoor for example: tag. That's a fun running game. Or you could take him swimming. Swimming is great for all parts of the body. And even you could play sports with him such as: basketball, baseball, or tennis. What ever sport he likes. You guys could go tot he local park everyday and run around and play for and hour and a half too. You guys can also dance too an upbeat song that he likes. Thats fun. There are a lot of things that kids do that are fun and excersize their bodies. All you have to do is make sure he's having fun and he'll want to play not knowing he's losing the weight. Good luck!
Anonymous
Make Daily exercises routines in a fun exciting way just keep him active for an hour each day I f he likes sports Play them with him or do lots of fun (HEALTHY) activities with him that he will enjoy for example Play bike pirates Were You pretend to be pirates and cycle all over the place he would enjoy that
And make him Realize whats gonna happen if he keeps it up
Hope This helps
Jon
You can make him fun healthy food maybe cut vegetables into fun shapes, put some smiley faces on sandwiches, etc. You can lay some fun exercise games, maybe hide and seek. There's also some video games that are fun and exercise. Wii Fit is a game for the Nintendo Wii and it's supposed to make exercising really fun, take a look into it and see if it interests you and your brother. I think it's great that you are concerned about your little brother.