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Parenting Large Kids
What You Can Do as a Parent

• Provide your child with lots of love & attention...resist pressuring your child to
  lose weight.
   

• Let your child develop the weight that's "right" for her...often children grow into their weight. Children resemble biological relatives with respect to size & shape. There is no way to "select" which relative a child will look like.

• Avoid feeding your child unnecessarily, for example: comforting your child with
  a cookie when she skins her knee or giving soda/juice for thirst between meals.

• Maintain a positive feeding relationship. Let your child decide how much to eat...don't limit the amount of food a child can eat, or make a child "clean" her plate.
   

• Encourage your child to be more active by:
  
  ~ Playing with balls, Frisbees, jump ropes, tricycles/bicycles, hula hoops,
  hackey sacks.
  
  ~ Taking family outings that include hiking, swimming or going to parks and playgrounds.
  
  ~ Keep a close eye on TV watching, computer & video games use.
   

Don't compare children on the basis of size video games use.
 

Don't compare children on the basis of size.
Children come in all sizes and grow at different rates.