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[quote=Anonymous]I am on and a big fan of the current WW plan for adults.

I just read The NY Times piece coming down hard against this app and encouraging the teaching of intuitive eating.  I get that we should not be putting young kids on diets.

That said, what I struggle with is how we can help kids, particularly teens with weight issues.

I attempt to do this with modeling to my kids (11 and 14 year old girls) and offering good choices.  We cook at home 90% of the time, we (the adults) exercise and we support our kids participation in sports and exercise.  Our kids help plan the meals and make dinners sometimes.  We have an everything in moderation approach to healthy eating.

We talk about healthy body images and media distortion and that people come in all shapes and sizes.

All of this is well and good,  but what if your teenager wants (and should) lose about 10-15 pounds to be a healthy BMI?

What if your teenager is 30 or more pounds overweight?  Is talking to them about making better food choices consistently  over time a futile effort that will send them down a life destined for obesity?

I love WW freestyle because I only have to track food with point values.  It is a varient on the traffic light model.  Is talking with my teen about the choices I am making to lose or maintain my weight a negative for her?  She does not have a weight problem but she has stopped growing taller and has filled out so she does not want to gain weight and probably would like to lose 5-10 pounds.[/quote]

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