Educate and Empower Yourself, the Parent We’ve already talked about how important it is for you to be a good role model. Put yourself in your child’s shoes for a minute. If you’re sitting on the couch munching on chips and watching your favorite reality show, you can’t expect your child to grab an apple and go play outside. 12
Children pay very close
attention to their parent’s actions. If you want your child to adopt healthy eating habits and an active lifestyle, you’re going to have to walk the talk. The truth is that parents often don’t know what a child’s nutrition and exercise requirements actually are. They don’t know how to walk the
talk, and it’s pretty difficult to teach your child about health and fitness when you may not know what the experts know. So let’s take a look at the fundamental questions that parents have about how to teach their child good habits, starting with normal weight ranges for children and where their calories should come from.
