How to Deal with Overweight School - Age Children: New Generation in the Digital Era

Abstract

Being overweight is an important health problem and a trend that is increasing among school-age children in Thailand. Over time, being overweight leads to the development of various chronic, non-communicable diseases which affect the physical and mental health of the children. Furthermore, it impacts the overweight children's ability to learn, daily life, and quality of life. This article aims to present guidelines for the care of school-age children who are overweight and are a part the new generation in Thai society’s digital era. The content of the article presents the meaning, causes, and effects of being overweight on school-age children, including the nursing roles related to dealing with them. We have included a case study with a nursing care plan that is focused on the crucial collaboration of family, school, and community needed to manage this problem that employs digital media to care for and resolve the problems faced by overweight school-age children to enable them to regain their physical and mental healthy and grow up to be an important, productive part of the country’s work force in the future.