What are these 'adverts' on CITV atm telling DC to watch what they eat and exercise?

[OrmIrian]

Anyone know? Something to do with playdoh figures? My DC have been talking about them and now DD is worrying about being fat. She isn't. She had 2 apples, a wholemeal bread and ham sandwich, yoghurt and a small piece of chocolate b'day cake in her lunchbox. She took out the cake 'because I need to lose weight' . Her class is fairly bothered about weight as it is.

OK cake not a major food group but it's bad news afai can see for a slim 9 yr old to be depriving herself to get thinner.

Is this a good thing? Or not? I don't want her to be overweight but I also don't want her to get obsessed. Surely it's bad news for a slim 9 yr old to be depriving herself to get thinner.

It's part of a governemnt scheme to get families eating healthily and exercising together - something like 'eat,move,live' or some such meaningless phrase.

They're a pain in the arse for parents with an anxcious child i.e me. Mentioning heart disease, diabetes and cancer. She now thinks she's going to get all 3.

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There is also a sign that says "sofa's" in the background, so it is encouraging apostrophe abuse too

That explains why my 7yo DS was so curious about diabetes. I've been a bit concerned about his weight recently and have been emphasising the importance of eating healthily - I thought I was making headway, but it was obviously the telly all along.

Conversely, I'm now wishing my DD would watch TV... she's got a fat tummy (ie visceral fat, the worst sort), not obese or inactive and we try to eat healthily at home and do all sorts of active stuff with her. but she's out at her friends a lot...friends who are slim despite eating all sorts of junk.

Perhaps what both the OP and I need to do is reality check with tape, scales and proper kids BMI website - that might give OPs DD an
objective external confirmation she isn't fat.

Maybe. But now I'm getting worried. Perhaps she is fat... She doesn't look it but I'm no judge. I have the same problem with myself - I can't tell whether I'm overweight or not. BMI is healthy. Quite fit but I never feel that way. I guess I am concerned she might end up as confused up re body image as I am

But thanks for explaining it. Seems to be on in the mornings when I'm busy running around like a lunatic. So never seen it.

the problem with all the healthy eating stuff that they do in school (and now on tv) is that it ends up worrying the very children who really really don't need to obsess about their weight, while going completely over the heads of those who do

all my kids are skinny string beans and yet they're always on at me to make sure they're not eating any fat - argh!

DS2 is now worryong about being fat thanks to these blood y adverts!
he is like a racing snake

Did you see this

It's a BMI calculator for kids - I have done some experimenting & unless you child is uite large it says you are normal/underweight which I think is a good thing

Children get het up about this sort of thing far too early - but this calculator seems a good thing imo

DD - 11 - 1.4m & 5 stone 5 thinks she is overweight & now she beleives me 'because the computer said it' rather than mummy