Parenting is tough, and one of the toughest bits is being a role model all the time. Even the best of us slip up occasionally, sometimes without realising.
Here are 14 parent traps it’s all too easy to fall into.
1. Telling them to lose weight
As Weight Concern points out, the food under-sevens eat is really up to you – so if they’re putting on weight it’s your job to improve their diet and get them out more. Talking about weight and nutrition isn’t really helpful until the kids are older.
2. Talking about your diet
‘Children copy the behaviours of others,’ eating disorder charity Beat says. ‘Your children will… Read the full story