What recommendations should be made to prevent Brian and his mother from resuming their old habits?
Brian is a 7yr 4mnth old boy who gained 15lb during the last school year.His height is 50 1/2 inches & weighs 70lb.An evaluation revealed that Brian moved to a new home and began a new school a yr ago after his parents divorce.Afterschool care has been provided by an older neighbour,who loves to bake for brian.Because he has no friends in the neighbourhood,his main leisure activities have been watching tv and playing video games.His mother reports that they have been relying more on take-out because of the time constraints of her job,& she has gained weight also.However she has recently started an aerobics class with a friend & is interested in developing healthy eating habits.After joint sessions with brian and his mother, the following goals were identified by the family;explore afterschool care at the local community centre,which has sports activities,alter shoping and food prep 2 emphasize the food guide pyramid,begin wkend swimming and cycling 4 the family,limit tv to 2 hrs per da
They should take evening walks after dinner. This is not only a great way to squeeze in some exercisee but a great way to spends some mother-son quality time.
put the fork down, excersise a bit, don’t stop playing video games.
I’ve always been told that if you do something for 21 days in a row it becomes a habit. That and encouragement.