AS A TWIG BENDS,
SO GROWS THE TREE
Forming Good Habits
in Children to Avoid Obesity

You can form either good or bad habits for anything you do, including eating. When, where, and what you eat may be something you do not think much about. Are there times when you find yourself eating and you were not aware of what you were doing?

This happens because you have formed the habit. Right now your children are forming habits. They may copy your habits, or you may be encouraging a particular behavior to become a habit. You need to do what you can to encourage good habits and discourage bad ones. Habits are difficult to change. Good habits need to be formed at a young age.

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