1. Get fast food - because you're too rushed and its cheap and convenient...and you can get something healthy later;
2. Put a TV in every room of the house - because it keeps the kids quiet. Quiet's good - good for getting fat;
3. Give them the latest video games - because all their friends have them - tell yourself that they're getting a good workout with the Wi;
4. Register them for some lame organized sport that runs 2-3 times per week - let the coach whip them into shape;
5. Let them just buy their food at school - don't pack a nutritious lunch;
6. Drive them to school or let them take a bus when its only a mile away;
7. Stock the house with pop, chips, cookies and other assorted crap that you like - you would feel guilty eating that stuff and not sharing with the kids;
8. Don't let them play outside - too many hazards;
9. Keep telling them that they're beautiful just the way they are - as long as their self-esteem is fine; everything else will be great too. Won't it? and
10. Don't model the picture of superb fitness and health to your kids yourself - just hope that they find a great role model on TV.
Throw out the TV. Throw out the video games. Throw out the pop and chips. Quit the pathetic, organized, goofball, pseudo-fitness activity that you spent $300 on for your kid. Take your kids for a free 4 hour hike every weekend. Challenge them. Kids don't need fancy gear and elaborate plans. They need you to take them out where they have a chance to do what comes naturally.
Tom
Hate Me Now - Thank Me Later
