Being a great parent is important in many ways, and now it could mean the difference between being healthy or obese teen in your kid’s life.
In this study, they found that the less of an emotional bond with their mom led to the kids having a higher chance of being obese by the age of 15! This info was pulled from 977 children from around the United States.
All of this suggests that the areas of the brain that control emotions and stress, along with appetite and energy balance, could be working together to influence the the kid will end up being obese.
“It is possible that childhood obesity could be influenced by interventions that try to improve the emotional bonds between mothers and children rather than focusing only on children’s food intake and activity. The sensitivity a mother displays in interacting with her child may be influenced by factors she can’t necessarily control. Society-wise, we need to think about how we can support better-quality maternal-child relationships because that could have an impact on child health.”
So this isn’t free reign to just start blaming moms, but should be more incentive to work on the relationships between the mother and child!
Anything that we can do to help our youth stay healthy and fit should be done! Make the extra effort — it’s worth it.
[Image via AP Images.]
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