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Step 1
Encourage your child to exercise at least 30 minutes every day. Exercise will help maintain a healthy weight. It will maintain muscles mass and fat loss. It also helps children sleep better.
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Step 2
Monitor the child's intake of sodas and snacks. These foods are loaded with sugar, salt and preservatives. On a daily basis, this establishes bad eating habits and adds empty calories, increasing the risk of diabetes.
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Step 3
Serve your child healthy snacks. Offer them fresh fruit and raw vegetables for snacks. Unsweetened juice, milk and water are better than high sugar juices, sodas and energy drinks.
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Step 4
Teach your child the importance of a healthy diet, especially with regards to diabetes prevention. Explain to them the risk of improper diet and a sedentary lifestyle. Even the smallest of children can understand this when explained to them on their level.
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Step 5
Lead by example. Eating healthy and being active yourself will set a good example. Children mimic what adults do. If they see you eating healthy snacks of carrots and celery sticks instead of potato chips, they will want to do the same.
