Who Can Help Me Decrease my Chances of getting GDM?
Sometimes it’s hard to talk to your mom or parents about sensitive topics. Talking about things like your weight or sex can be hard.
Talking about it:
You can start the talk!
Talk with your Mom or an Adult You Trust.
Sometimes, it’s hard to talk with a parent about weight or sex. You can feel embarrassed. Some parents feel nervous talking to their children. But parents can be helpful in giving information and advice. Here are some tips to get started:
- Figure out which parent or other trusted adult you feel would be the easiest to talk with.
- Choose a time when you both have some free time so you won’t be interrupted. Sometimes, the best times to talk are when you are doing ‘normal’ things, like riding in the car or when you have just watched a movie.
- Ask if you can have a ‘private’ conversation; this alerts your parent or other adult that the topic will be important to you.
- Start by showing that you are curious. Ask a general question such as, “I was wondering what you think is important for me to know about losing weight (or sex)”. This allows your parent or other adult to tell you what he/she feels is important.
- Briefly, repeat back to them what they just said, only in your own words. This helps you both to understand each other.
- “So you hope that I will eat healthier and be more physically active”
- “So, you hope that I will wait to have sex until I get older.”
- “You’re worried that kids are doing a lot of things without thinking about the bad things that could happen.”
- “You think that my friends are starting to have sex.”
- Ask questions. Give your parent or other adult the chance to give you information. It is a lot easier than having a grown up ask you all of the questions!