 |
The Society of rewards
 Children learn at an early age that feelings of joy, anger and happiness are about reward.
Examples can be:
· Your son behaves at the dentist, so you take him to McDonalds.
|
|
A role model in health
 Adults are the most respected role model for kids.
Already at birth they’re taught that they need our care, love and time.
Kids see how we use our time and deal with situations and emotions.
|
|
Your role as a parent
 The leading personality
This personality is often said to come from being oldest in a group of brothers and sisters.
Big sister early learns to take care of herself, likes to get involved and experiments with her leading role towards the younger siblings.
|
|
Food abuse is all about emotions
Food is connected with a lot of emotions that we often don’t reflect on. Some eat when they’re stressed, some when they’re depressed and others when they’re excited. There is a saying, “live on love”, and it’s actually quite wise.
|
|
Do we need a Swedish naked chef?
 By: Zarah Öberg
I just spent my day with 400 other people just me, passionate about the small and vulnerable in the Swedish society.
Amazing role models and lectures, one after the other, took the rostrum.
Every one passionate in different areas, but they all have one thing in common.
|
|
Tips to eat sufficiently
 Start early in trying to make the child eat a proper breakfast consisting of a lot of fiber and a little sugar.
For example: Oatmeal porridge with apple sauce, natural yoghurt with unsweetened müsli or cereal, sandwich on coarse bread, ham, cheese and vegetable.
|
|
Desserts proposals!
 Plan nice but healthy desserts to enhance the meals.
They’ll add a little something to the meal and also give you a few more minutes together at the table.
|
|
Spiceinspiration
 Season with spices instead of sugar and fat
Fat and sugar act like flavor enhancers in our diet. If you’re used to a fatty and sweet diet, a wholemeal alternative or low fat food can seem lacking in taste. Spices are an excellent alternative to the unhealthy diet.
Try to season your food more and try new fun spices. Spices from some parts of the vegetable kingdom also have positive effects on your health. Remember to avoid salty food.
|
|
When kids don’t want to eat vegetables!
 Fun recipes
Find some fun recipes based on fruit and vegetables or try to make them up yourself. Vary and renew your way of serving fruit and vegetables.
|
|
Switch to liquid margarine or oil when you’re cooking!
 A simple rule is to choose soft fats over hard. Liquid margarine is a soft cooking fat and contains a lot of polyunsaturated fatty acids.
Hard fats (i.e. margarine and butter) contain more saturated fatty acids. A decrease in saturated fat and an increase in unsaturated fat lower the level of serum cholesterol and reduce the risk of a heart attack.
|
|
|
|
Ask our expert at Children in Shape.com - for free advise or any questions regarding physical activity and nutrition. Zarah Öberg is Sweden's top kids health and nutrion expert. Ask Our Expert! |
|
 We here at Children in shape .com want to inspire everyone, both young and old...
to a more agile life and a healthy attitude towards diet and exercise. We want to show the joy of active play and how great it is to do things together. It doesn't have to be complicated or timeconsuming to live healthy and feel good!
Together with us there is no competition or prestige. Help us put the World in motion and join us in motivating and inspiring to joyful, uncomplicated cooking and exercise!
We'll get you started with the amazing words we work by: inspiration, motivation, simplicity and just right!
Zarah Öberg,
Editor of Chief
Childreninshape.com
|
|
Exercise for kids
Exercise is the same as playing for kids. It’s important that the play is free from achievement and that the adults don’t put prestige, competition or demands on the activity. Read about exercise |
|
|
|
|
