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To juice box or not to juice box that is the question. School’s back in session, and I can almost guarantee that for the next 187 days, one thing you’re going to be thinking about is your kids lunch box and whats going inside of it! I usually start thinking in my head the night before, wondering what exactly I am going to put in my sons lunch box that’s A. healthy, B. nutritious, and the all-important C. hes going to eat! Well, let me absorb part of your concern right here and now, and give you one less part of the lunch box to think about: what your child drinks!

Jenna von Oy doesnt talk fast any more, as her character Six from the hit 1990s television show Blossom was once famous for. There is nothing fast-paced about her life in Nashville these days. How can you move fast when you have a little baby attached to your hip 24 hours a day?

Being overweight might be an awkward phase your child is experiencing, or it could be a precursor of things to come. When a child is overweight, he may feel uncomfortable or inadequate and continue to feed those negative feelings with more food. As the child ages his feelings may turn to despair and he may settle for a life without physical activity, which will not be healthy. As a parent, you can change the course of this unhealthy cycle. It’s important not to comfort the child with food when he is sad or upset. Affection, kind words and listening may be all the child needs, rather than an ice cream cone or a treat. Focus on the child’s behavior, and call out the behavior not the child. Eating candy before dinner may be a bad idea for an overweight child, but that does not mean the child is bad. Thwart the behavior without hurting the child’s feelings if you want to help the overweight child reach a healthy weight.