Hi all! New to this and new to cambridge but loving it! I just wondered if anyone had any advice on what to tell your kids about why you're not eating? Mines 4 so won't understand the concept but is very intuitive! Need to he careful how I approach it as I don't want her to think she now doesn't have to eat her dinner! Lol! X
Advice on what to tell kids!?
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pinkcupcake106
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Hiya, I've not told mine I am on a diet(they r 5 & 6) as grew up with my Mum always on a diet & always failing, they often ask when I'm having dinner but i tell them I'm having dinner later once they r in bed which I used to do sometimes anyway so they don't question it, & I have porridge for breakfast & soup with them at lunchtime when they r not at school so they do c me eating sometimes so it's never been an issue. I did spend ages trying to decide if I shld tell them or not & suppose deep down feel if I do I have to succeed & never diet again & not 100% sure I believe i can do that just yet!!!
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Hi, I have 4 children. My daughter is 9 and my boys 6,3 and 1. I also had a mother that made eating food a major issue hence the fact I have struggled with food all my adult life. My boys aren't too bothered by this but my daughter is very impressionable. I have tried to bring her up with a healthy attitude to food and her changing body. At my heaviest I let them believe that I was more than happy with my shape and wobbles and was proud of my body for carrying 4 gorgeous children (and believe me they are gorgeous). I have been open with them and said my Dr has advised me to lose weight as it is affecting my knees (this is actually partly true) they have accepted this. I wasn't going to say anything at first but I'm glad I have as now people are starting to comment in how much weight I have lost and my daughter understands why they are complimenting me (I hope that makes sense).
she seems to have accepted that mummies having soup at the moment so hopefully they'll be no other questions! Lol x
