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 Fact and Tip – Let us build on yesterday’s.

There is a common factor to all of this weight loss/weight control stuff.

That common factor is time.

Simply put, it takes time to complete the goal of weight loss. Probably more time than you realize if you hear any of the drivel spouted by, for example, Oprah and her experts and other popular diet gurus. But it will certainly take less time if you do it properly and not improperly.

The fact is, and here is the lesson for the kids, only commitment to pursuing the goal the right way and perseverance in that pursuit will make possible attaining most goals.

Weight loss/weight control is no exception.

The opportunity is to teach your child patience and commitment.

Do not squander it.