S2 E8. "My family isn't supportive of healthy habits!"

Leave your EXCUSES after the beep...

This week's episode covers a few aspects that we have experienced in raising our children. We are not experts in parenting, but rather, feel like most days are spent faking it until we make it. Just hoping that we somehow manage to raise respectful, loving, caring, kind children who bring something positive to the world.
So for starters, when kids say things without a filter, this just might be a direct reflection of something they have heard from you...eek! If you talk down about your body, they will likely feel that it is completely normal to also talk down about their bodies. When in reality the last thing we want our children to hear is us talking about how fat our stomach is, how this roll or squishy area is something that we don't like about ourselves. How about changing the script to words of empowerment and confidence?
There is enough hate and bullying outside of our homes in schools, at playgrounds, on sports teams, etc, we don't need to expose our kids to our bullying of ourselves!! Be kind to yourself and show this same kindness to your children when they are experiencing things that make them question their strengths and highlight their weaknesses.
Of course, this wouldn't be a parenting episode if we didn't' mention how much our children are convinced that we don't' allow them to have sugar. Let's just say that our kids are not sheltered or deprived of sugar, they are simply educated and frequently reminded that the quality of fuel that we are putting into our bodies is what makes our bodies and minds perform well for us. If we want to be healthy, happy, strong, fast, powerful, etc. then we need to fuel with fruits, veggies, protein, grains, etc...not sugar. If it were up to our kids, sugar would be its own food group.
That was a lot of information, but we hope that you found this insightful on how our parenting directly correlates to the health of our families!