<span>When someone tries to lose weight and he/she does a
lot of exercise and eats healthy food, but that does not have results, the
reason is slow metabolism. One of the most important things for good metabolism
is to drink a lot of water (cold water is better for metabolism than warm). It
is also important to have at least three meals during the day, and not to eat after
dinner. It means that, if you eat after 18 or 19h, it will have bad effect on
your metabolism and health. Good sleep is also important for metabolism: you
should go to sleep around 22 or 23h. Stress is also one of the things which
slows our metabolism...</span>
The interview was conducted with two groups of parents. Group 1 had a 12-year-old daughter, while group 2 had a 22-year-old daughter. The parents showed very different positions regarding care and the authority in which they impose on the two girls.
Group 1, proved more rigid, with some signs of authoritarianism and took a position where it is possible that they wish to "control" the reality that their daughter lives. Knowing who her friends are, the places she goes to, imposing times that she is allowed to go out and times that she must be at home. Imposing activities for her to make and monitoring all the decisions she makes.
Group 2, on the other hand, proved to be more liberal and less invasive, allowing the daughter to take charge of her own life and interfering only when she asks for their help.
I believe that these behavioral differences between the two groups, in relation to daughters, are due to the girls' age. The daughter of group 1 is younger, a child and therefore it is correct that she is monitored more rigidly, since a child is unable and must not do everything he wants. In this way, parents impose strong limits on her as a form of protection. Parents stand as the authority.
Group 2 presents another form of protection. Since their daughter is an adult, they know that she must have the discernment to protect herself, but she should ask for help when she thinks she can't do it alone. Since her parents have always been companions, she knows she can count on them.
