I know this is a sub for people who want to lose weight themselves (and it has helped me a lot) but I believe some might be interested in this study that just came out. The main take-away is that for children suffering from obesity, it was almost 5 times more effective to only support the parents throught group treatment (10 weeks, 1.5hrs/week) containing discussions, both of healthy food choices but also general parenting techniques, and support thorugh phone conversations every 4-6 weeks for 9 months after group treatment, compared to the current standard treatment for child obesity in Sweden (individual treatment 4 times per year focused on lifestyle advice with pediatrician or pediatric nurse).
I wanted to post this here so that if a parent ever comes looking for material to help their child, they should be able to find it in this sub as well. From the study, one of the main things seem to be that you, as parents, have a support network so that you are able to institute good changes and stick to them afterwards.
HERE is the link to the study itself.
Wishing all of you well, both on your journeys and in general!
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