The importance of a healthy diet has grown ever since we have stepped into a sedentary lifestyle, topped
up with a mushroom growth of affordable fast-food outlets. Some people opine that parents should apprise
children about a healthy diet, whereas others say that it should be on the teachers to teach students about
healthy eating. This essay intends to analyse both perspectives. I believe that in today's scenario, both
teacher and parents have to share this task pro-actively.
It is easy to see why teaching children about healthy eating should be parents job. Parents are the people
children look upon as role models. Children imitate their parents almost immediately, smiling when they
smile, repeating what they say and imitating their mannerisms. Eating is no different, and the way parents
talk about food, cook meals and eat are the most important influence of developing healthy eating habits in
a child. As role models, parents need to make sure they're demonstrating a healthy attitude toward food, so
that their children do the same. Researches have shown that children who ate with their families had
healthier overall diets than those who did not. As a result, these kids also tended to have a lower
prevalence of obesity.
On the other hand, some people contend that teachers are in a better position than parents to act as
positive role models for students, as far as healthy eating is concerned. Students watch what the teacher
says and does, very carefully. A teacher who makes healthy choices - including healthy eating and regular
physical activity - can have a good influence on the health of students. Students spend only about 6-8
hours in a school every day, but that time is the most impressionable time. Moreover, some parents
themselves are not much aware of healthy eating. Teachers can in fact teach them too through their
ch ild ren.
I believe, neither teachers nor parents can shrug their shoulders and say it is not their job to teach children
about healthy eating. lt has to be a combined effort to ward off the menace of childhood obesity. Obesity is
the root of several other diseases, which can afflict children. lf both parents and teachers accept this
responsibility and strive to be good role models for children, the whole community would be benefited.
To sum up, talking about wholesome diet to children is very essential in today's times and both teachers
and parents must do it together to leave an imprint on the minds of children.
The importance of a
healthy
diet has grown ever since we have stepped into a sedentary lifestyle, topped
up with a mushroom growth of affordable
fast
-food outlets.
Some
people
opine that
parents
should apprise
children about a
healthy
diet, whereas others say that it should be on the
teachers
to teach
students
about
healthy
eating
. This essay intends to
analyse
both perspectives. I believe that in
today
's scenario, both
teacher and
parents
have to
share this task pro-
actively
.
It is easy to
see
why teaching
children
about
healthy
eating
should be
parents
job.
Parents
are the
people
children look upon as
role
models
.
Children
imitate their
parents
almost immediately, smiling when they
smile, repeating what they say and imitating their mannerisms.
Eating
is no
different
, and the way parents
talk about food, cook meals and eat are the most
important
influence of developing
healthy
eating
habits in
a child. As
role
models
,
parents
need to
make
sure they're demonstrating a
healthy
attitude toward food,
so
that their
children
do the same. Researches have shown that
children
who ate with their families had
healthier
overall
diets than those who did not.
As a result
, these kids
also
tended to have a lower
prevalence of obesity.
On the other hand
,
some
people
contend that
teachers
are in a better position than
parents
to act as
positive
role
models
for
students
, as far as
healthy
eating
is concerned
.
Students
watch
what the teacher
says and does,
very
carefully
. A
teacher
who
makes
healthy
choices
-
including
healthy
eating
and regular
physical activity
-
can have a
good
influence on the health of
students
.
Students
spend
only
about 6-8
hours in a school every day,
but
that time is the most impressionable time.
Moreover
,
some
parents
themselves are not much aware of
healthy
eating
.
Teachers
can in fact teach them too through their
ch ild
ren
.
I believe, neither
teachers
nor
parents
can shrug their shoulders and say it is not their job to teach children
about
healthy
eating
.
lt
has to
be a combined effort to ward off the menace of childhood obesity. Obesity is
the root of several other diseases, which can afflict
children
.
lf
both
parents
and
teachers
accept this
responsibility and strive to be
good
role
models
for
children
, the whole community would
be benefited
.
To sum up, talking about wholesome diet to
children
is
very
essential in
today
's times and both teachers
and
parents
must
do it together to
leave
an imprint on the minds of
children
.