how can i control my 8 year old son?

Ok, we as parents have the ability to control what is and isn't in the house, if he is getting over weight by eating too many sweets, then simply don't buy them. What ever it is that he is eating too much of, don't buy it. Make shure that you only buy healthy food for him to eat and make him eat it, make shure that he is active and playing outside and around the house, not just sitting there watching television and playing video games. If you are already doing all these things then take him to the doctor and make shure there isn't a medical reason why he is gaining so much weight!

Well, obviously try have healthier food in the house and don't buy as much junk food. If it's not there, he won't be able to eat it. Also, if you eat out a lot that could also be contributing to him being overweight. Most stuff at restaurants isn't really healthy, so if you eat out a lot try not to eat out more than once or twice a week. Exercise can also help him not be overweight. If he doesn't already play any sports, maybe you could try to get him involved with one that he enjoys. You could also get the family together and take a walk around the neighborhood.

you should have started to discipline him from when he was little. My parents yelled at us, gave us a good whipping once in a while, and locked us in our rooms whenever we got out of hand or got a bad grade. I'm 20 years old and still not allowed to swear. But you know what, I have 5 siblings who all went through my parents rules, and we are all good people as a result. You need to start grounding your kid and taking away some priveliges. A good whipping helps too. A little hot sauce on the tongue will teach him not to swear. I'm not saying to abuse your child, I'm just telling you to showhim that there are consequences to acting up. Start now before your son becomes a teenager and gets into even worse trouble.

if ur son is eating a lot of junk food then perhaps it would be a good idea to take the food from out of his reach and then provide some alternative healthy food snacks. For example if he likes chips then u could instead cut some pita bread into small shapes and put them into the oven for 5-10mins until crispy and then they become just like chips except much more healthier, u could also put some hummus in their as well if he likes them. Another good idea would be to buy a kids recipe book which contains fun and nutritious meals that he could participate in making rather then relying on snack foods. Hope this helps

First of all, take him to a doctor and tell the doctor your concerns. It's possible the child is within normal range, or, may have a hormone disorder. Aside from that, the whole family has to be involved and supportive in helping him to make good food choices. The best way to do this is by example.

I'm sure he has to be on the bus or at school at a certain time, so make sure that he has plenty of time to eat breakfast. As for school lunches, you can (I think) make a note to the principal/school nurse/lunch aides that your son is not to have certain foods/seconds. After school, offer a small snack and while you're at it NIX THE JUNKFOOD. I mean: get it out of the house. One of these: a handful of nuts, a handful of dried fruit, a piece of fruit, string cheese (one piece, not six) is PLENTY for a snack. The point is to tide you over until next eating, it's not supposed to fill you up. Dinner, make sure you have one of each of the food groups. A serving of each item should be about the size of a handful or the palm of his hand, no more.

A key thing here is that you only cook what you want him to eat and that he only is allowed to eat during eating times. This means YOU can only eat during eating times (it's not fair to expect him to not eat if you are eating) and don't eat what you don't want him to eat because that's no fair either. Involve him in cooking so he sees what goes into it.

Get him off his butt, limit TV/computer time to 1/2 hr a day, no more. Get him to run or walk laps around the yard or see how many pushups/situps he can do in a period of time, make it a game. Attach dollar amounts to what he can do and make it a goal for them to add up to a toy he likes (not food). Does he take gym in school? Is there any way he can take two gym classes? He needs to move as much as possible.

Please, please, please get this under control. You buy the groceries so you have the control. If you only have fruit and good carbs in the house that is what he will eat. Also, get him out of the house for exercise.

I say this because I am diabetic and it is winning. I have been pretty sick for the last few months as my liver is not functioning as well as it was. Seeing my family worry and cry is heartbreaking. I am not overweight, eat well and exercise but diabetes is very hard to control at times. Once my organs stop functioning it is all over but the crying.

PLEASE! You do not want a diabetic child and juvenile diabetes is becoming an epidemic. Good luck.

EDIT** Lots of fiber, water. NO SODA! Limit the juices. I can not stress this enough. PLEASE.

coltrol his portions

don't let him go in the cabinet and take food on his own

make him ask

and instead of letting him eat from the bag let him eat from small bowl

(i was anorexic so i never had this problem)

and don't be a sweet discipliner

as in

let them eat sweets

just not a much as your normally would

because my little cousin mackenzie

will definitely become overweight whens shes older

because her retarded parents never let her eat sweets

and now when ever she gets a hold of chips or candy or cake shes eats the whole thing.

its extremely unhealthy and wrong

-with love

Maddi

Is this a trick question?

He's not getting overweight from eating too much fruit and vegetables, is he? No, he's getting overweight from eating too much junk food. Now, as he's only eight years old, he's not yet able to go to work to earn the money to buy the junk food for himself, is he? Therefore, he needs somebody to buy the junk food for him. That would be you.

Now, as you're the one who buys the junk food, a solution presents itself at this juncture. I'm sure if you sit down and have a good long think about it, the solution will come to you eventually.

Leave healthy food snacks in the fridge. Don't buy junk food, and don't let him eat between meals. Except a snack around bedtime.

Put him on a low GI diet. That way his energy levels are constant, and his cravings, if there are any - should begin to fade. For now - get him involved in a sport like swimming, in a noncompetitive sense. I'm not sure of your environment, but there are always indoor pools at gyms and swimming classes for kids on offer.