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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DS also doesn't exercise nearly enough and we constantly encourage [b](he would say nag) [/b]him to take a walk, bike ride, etc.  How do parents deal with the portion control issue and telling son that he can't expect to have dessert every night, without it leading to arguments or worse yet a self-conscious child?[/quote]

Unfortunately, you've already turned this into a battle of wills. I don't mean to sound like I'm scolding you or telling you that now you're doomed, but you need to get into the mindset that you will make healthful choices for yourself and have things around that will allow him to do the same, and then let it go.

I have teenagers, and they don't always eat the way I think they should, but I know that studies show the more you try to control things, the worse the outcome. I *do* make sure they have options they'll eat (so, for example, I check to see what sort of fruits to have around), I do say I don't want them filling up on X -- as opposed to eating it at all -- because (I think your wonky blood sugar is why you're getting headaches / too much X gives you a stomach ache), but I don't forbid anything. I just say "Yes, but pace yourself, OK?" when they ask if they can have something. [/quote]

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