Last week, Stu took to the airwaves to discuss parenting and family life over Easter on BBC Three Counties Radio. How Egg-citing!
As well as declaring his love of giant kinder eggs and debating the very important topic of whether chocolate should be kept in the fridge or not, Stu gave some top tips on how to have a healthier Easter.
His main top tip was to plan ahead. You can’t avoid that Easter involves chocolate and most people wouldn’t want to deprive their family (or themselves, right!) of enjoying some chocolatey treats. But with some considered planning, you can ensure the kids don’t scoff their body weight in Cadbury’s in one day and turn into sugar-crazed loons!
Decide on who gifts an Easter egg – after all, no child needs an egg from each their Aunties and Uncles, Grandparents, Godparents, friends, siblings and pets. Think about how much chocolate you’d be happy for your child to receive, and have a quiet word with your relatives and ask that only some people give a chocolate egg, while others could give alternative Easter gifts, like magazines, crafting kits, DVDs, cuddly toys or a bit of pocket money.
This leads onto Stu’s final point – dealing with conflict. When making healthy lifestyle changes, it’s important to get buy in from the whole family. Explain that you’re trying to reduce excess sugar from your family’s diets and create healthy habits in the home. If your relatives feel like they’re part of the process of your positive change, they’ll be more willing to help.
Easter doesn’t need to revolve around chocolate, so we got busy thinking about things you can do in your local area or at home to enjoy some quality family time this Bank Holiday weekend.
