Every year in Russia, as in many other countries of the world, the number of overweight children is growing. And for a child, excess weight is health problems, difficulties in communicating with peers, difficulties at school and unnecessary complexes. What can we do to help the child avoid these troubles? Is it time to sound the alarm if the child has begun to noticeably recover? First of all, it is necessary to understand what makes children eat more and choose more high-calorie food than is required by their growing body. Very often, children, like adults, "seize" stress and replace "impossible" desires with a piece of sweet pie or an extra portion of ice cream. But in fact, the child needs a little more parental attention and, of course, a healthy lifestyle.