While one of the biggest concerns of parents with young children is food and the risk of crossing the obesity line, One of the factors that most predisposes children to suffer it is the stress of the parents.
There are many other factors that also affect, of course, the food we provide for our children, but even at this point the parents' stress has to do.
Nowadays, due to the demands of schedules, routines and work, both parents are away from home most of the day and hardly share a meal a day with their children. We generally have little control of what our children eat. If we add to this that we have little time left to cook healthy recipes prepared at home and resort to prepared meals, the result is a poor diet.
On the other hand, parents are a fundamental pillar for children, we are responsible for providing them with security and stability. The lack of emotional support can cause breaks in your personality making them more likely to suffer from eating disorders such as overweight or obesity.
It is not difficult to elucidate, but lately even scientific studies support the theory that a stressed family predisposes to obesity in children. An adverse family environment in key years for personality development also affects eating behaviors.
Stress is an evil that lives with many families. Stress situations can cause the child to suffer anxiety and take refuge in food or suffer a relationship between parents and children as adults feel overwhelmed by children's behaviors. This makes the stressed parents let us lower our guard and allow them a less responsible and more at will food, which translates into an unhealthy and increased risk of obesity.
The important thing is that we are always aware of the feeding of our children. Always be attentive to your emotional needs and of course not lower your arms promoting healthy habits. It is also essential to adopt some measures to avoid overweight and childhood obesity.
