Toddlers turning into fat children
It seems all my toddlers are growing up pudgy. I usually feed them whatever the household eats. Has anyone noticed this? By teenager, I had to get their rumps on a treadmill.
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Some contributing factors to a kid growing up too chubby that I've found are:
1. Defaulting to feeding whenever the Baby cries but isn't in need of a diaper change. Babies also have hidden fun/social needs that have to be cared for, and sometimes all the kid needs is a few cuddles, bounces, coos, and silly faces to be soothed. If they don't need a diaper change and socials don't calm the kid, then feed them.
2. Not letting them run around enough as Toddlers. It's tempting to let your caretakers hover over the kid and carry them around all the time when they're that young, especially if you have a larger house or a multi-story house, but letting them run around and go places on their own when it's not imperative to feed them or get them to bed or the potty right away is actually good for their little waistlines. Get them to Lv. 2 Movement and Potty as soon as possible (like, the first day of Toddlerhood) so they can go up and down the stairs and use the potty on their own, have them run around and wander around the house, send them to play in the toilet of the downstairs half-bath, have them dance to the stereo music...all of that. Let them be active as possible as Toddlers and they won't be as chubby as Children...even if they occasionally over-eat.
1. Defaulting to feeding whenever the Baby cries but isn't in need of a diaper change. Babies also have hidden fun/social needs that have to be cared for, and sometimes all the kid needs is a few cuddles, bounces, coos, and silly faces to be soothed. If they don't need a diaper change and socials don't calm the kid, then feed them.
2. Not letting them run around enough as Toddlers. It's tempting to let your caretakers hover over the kid and carry them around all the time when they're that young, especially if you have a larger house or a multi-story house, but letting them run around and go places on their own when it's not imperative to feed them or get them to bed or the potty right away is actually good for their little waistlines. Get them to Lv. 2 Movement and Potty as soon as possible (like, the first day of Toddlerhood) so they can go up and down the stairs and use the potty on their own, have them run around and wander around the house, send them to play in the toilet of the downstairs half-bath, have them dance to the stereo music...all of that. Let them be active as possible as Toddlers and they won't be as chubby as Children...even if they occasionally over-eat.
