Preventing Childhood Eating Problems Book ??
On the recommendation of a few of the members of this group I
purchased the book Preventing Childhood Eating Problems. I have
started reading it…still reading through the program.
I have a question for those of you that have read the book and
started the program with your children…Did it seem scary to you at
first? I am afraid of the food choices my children will choose on
their own…also does it work?
Both my husband and I are post-op Open RNYer’s. My children (7,5,
and 1 1/2) are genetically doomed from both sides. I am very
concerned about eating problems with them. I would like to prevent
them before they get them.
Any insight on the book is appreciated.
Thanks,
Jennifer
Open RNY 9/6/01
354.5/239/150
May 28th, 2003 at 11:22 am
Well I haven’t read the book but I have read Seven Secrets of Slim People
which is supposedly similar to that. And if I am understanding that
correctly… My take is this way. We know diets don’t work. Deprivation
leads to binging. Letting our selves have freedom with food takes away the
power food has. Why hoard or binge when you can always have something? This
is how I think that book approaches children. My daughter is 17 months old
and i let her have what she wants. I plan to continue allowing her to make
her own choices and eating when she is hungry — not according to a clock.
its a scary concept however I really think it will work. Because I know what
didn’t work for me: eating only at meal “times”, dieting, having “good”
foods and “bad” foods, deprivation. JMHO.
Denise Rasley
mailto:drasley@…
BTC, Columbus, 10/7/98
Lost over 90% of excess and maintaining
Gained a beautiful daughter on 8/9/00
May 29th, 2003 at 1:54 am
Is this book by Jane Hirschmann? She and Jane Munter also authored
Overcoming Overeating and When Women Stop Hating Their Bodies, both
excellent books. I went to one of their workshops in NYC several
years ago and was impressed by them. I learned to recognize when I
was hungry and when I had enough to eat, something I had not
experienced before due to either overeating or starving myself and
denying hunger!
I raised my kids to eat when they were hungry, even if it meant that
dinner was at 4 PM when they were little. I didn’t deny them any
foods or tell them that certain foods were “fattening” or “bad”. Both
their father and I were overweight kids, but only 1 of my 3 ever was
overweight but he got involved in sports and slimmed down. My
daughter is 5′2 and 105 pounds. I think this method works well. None
of my kids were ever on a diet, even though my diet history started
at age 8.
I think the book would be worth reading.
Natalie
May 31st, 2003 at 11:41 am
Jennifer,
Yes, practicing what it says in this book takes a TREMENDOUS leap of faith.
And unfortunately I also think that if you go at it half heartedly and do a
little nagging here and there, you would do more damage than good.
I have practiced this with my children for over two years. AND IT WORKS.
But you must take all emotion, nagging, etc. out of food choices and
quantities. Also don’t get upset if you spend a good deal of time cooking up
something you think is a TREAT and should be appreciated and they just say
“no I am not hungry for that”. You have to learn not to take it personally
when your kids don’t want you to feed them (a mom nuturing thing). Now my
kids do ask me to cook them things, but I can’t cook something I have decided
(say chocolate chip cookies) and expect them to be excited about it. Also I
cook what I or my husband wants and always, always ask them if they would
like some as if they would eat it knowing full well (99%) that they will say
no. I am talking about things that kids don’t normally like.
My older son had junk food in such high esteem before that it scared me. Now
we have cookies, ice cream etc. that go stale or bad before anyone eats them.
He still eats junk food but it no longer glitters for him. One of his new
favorite foods is Oatmeal. He often choses to eat it for dinner.
As far as family meals go, we have instituted a scheduled “Table Time” eat
night. You can eat during this time or not, but you must sit at the table
for family conversation. They may not really be hungry until much later in
the evening and that is fine. They don’t have to eat during “Table Time”.
Hope this helps.
Dawn–far south suburban Chicago, IL area
Dr. Hess, Bowling Green, OH
BPD/DS
4/27/00
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