Two, 7-year-old children go to the same school and are, in fact, first cousins through their mothers who are twin sisters.. Both are growing up in the same extended family culture, and both are at risk for becoming overweight during their childhood years. Both mothers attend a workshop on preventing childhood obesity, and they make a pact afterward over lunch: they will work to protect their children from childhood obesity. However, as time progresses, these two sisters experience very different reactions to snack times. One child is taken off sugar, whereas the other child is not.
1. The child who receives no sugar begins acting out more. "Why is he more hyper?" the mothers wonders, "when his body is free of sugar?" He also begins to develop a negative approach to nutrition.
What two pieces of advice might you offer these mothers?