April Is National Child Abuse Prevention Month - 30 Tips and Facts in 30 Days

With certainty, fattening kids up by making them overweight/obese is child abuse.

Nutritional child abuse is the most common form of child abuse of which we are aware. About one-third of all kids are overweight or obese. April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month in the USA. To help these children, who are arguably the most abused on earth, Fitness Watch will offer 30 tips and facts – one for each day in April – directed at saving the children. Even if you are not from the USA, these facts and tips can help you and your children, too.

Today’s Tip – If your child is overweight/obese and receives an allowance, have them present you with an itemized list of how the money was spent. If money was spent on Calories, i.e., food, cut that amount from the allowance. Do not increase the allowance until they meet a weight loss goal. To be fair, you must support them in this undertaking by making sure that the meals you prepare and serve are not over-caloric in content. Tell them that you will do this. Handled properly, this exercise will teach your children financial and nutritional responsibility. It will also compel you to start considering the caloric content of the food you serve your children.