Health conscience parents and their crazy ways

Regmama

There is a girl I watch who has trouble using the restroom (I usually spend 15minutes helping here to relax and go). Her parents are concerned about her having healthy things so the don't allow her to eat Fiber One bars (for example) because of some chemical in them. Yet, they feed her cheese because it's healthy? Seriously, this girl cries in pain every time. I've dealt with other health conscience parents who smoked with their children in the car but insisted on organic everything. Fed their children oranges when their child had terrible diaper rash (so terrible they had pinlike open sores). I am not the most health conscience person, but jeepers, why is there such a lack of common sense? Or am I way off base in finding this disturbing?

VeganInTraining

I probably wouldn't give my kid fiber one bars either. BUT I would cut cheese out of their diet. You can been health conscious and still take the necessary action to keep your kids comfortable and safe. Sounds like the girl you watch needs more oranges and the other kid needs some cheese!

Regmama

I probably wouldn't give my kid fiber one bars either. BUT I would cut cheese out of their diet. You can been health conscious and still take the necessary action to keep your kids comfortable and safe. Sounds like the girl you watch needs more oranges and the other kid needs some cheese!

Yep!!! No, I wouldn't do fiber one's either, but a lot more fruit and veggies and less cheese.

mikajoanow

I think many people are confused about dairy because there is so much of it pushed on us. Poor thing


I don't get why people smoke around their kids these days. Yes once upon a time it was considered fine, but we know better now.

fbmandy55

This makes me so sad..

mommared53

I used to work with a young woman who, along with her husband, are smokers. After she got pregnant, she stopped smoking and was careful about any meds that was prescribed because she was concerned about the baby's wellbeing, I'm not sure is she was somehow at risk because of being obese and that's the reason for her concern or just being a first time mom jitters or what. But after her son was born, she went right back to her old habits including smoking around her baby. I have a really hard time breathing around smoke and second hand smoke so I can just imagine how a baby would feel.

anastasiawildflower

LuckyLeprechaun

omg I love this picture. WINNING!

TheRoadDog

Unless someone is placing that child in jeopardy, I prefer to mind my own business.

I don't appreciate other's peoples unsolicitied advice when it comes to my family and you'd be surprised how many other people feel the same way.

Regmama

Unless someone is placing that child in jeopardy, I prefer to mind my own business.

I don't appreciate other's peoples unsolicitied advice when it comes to my family and you'd be surprised how many other people feel the same way.

I agree, except I'm the one watching the children they are stuffing with cheese and thus having to sit with the child for 15 minutes in the restroom as I watch her cry in pain, or crying from the terrible rash that is made worse by the citrus their parents are feeding them, or my face itching from the smoke on the kids clothes. I think there comes a point where it's okay to make suggestions when one is watching someone else's kids for more of their waking hours than their parents.

maidentl

Unless someone is placing that child in jeopardy, I prefer to mind my own business.

I don't appreciate other's peoples unsolicitied advice when it comes to my family and you'd be surprised how many other people feel the same way.

I agree, except I'm the one watching the children they are stuffing with cheese and thus having to sit with the child for 15 minutes in the restroom as I watch her cry in pain, or crying from the terrible rash that is made worse by the citrus their parents are feeding them, or my face itching from the smoke on the kids clothes. I think there comes a point where it's okay to make suggestions when one is watching someone else's kids for more of their waking hours than their parents.

Sadly, nothing you say is likely to make an impact. I used to work in child care. I had a little girl who would come in EVERY Monday with diaper rash. I'd have it cleared up by Friday, I'd let them know she had it again, maybe make sure to change her often (said as politely as possible) and on Monday it'd be back. Another who REEKED of cigarette smoke and would bring in all kinds of meds because her kid coughed and wheezed at home but would swear she didn't smoke when we'd point out that he breathed perfectly fine with us. Parents do what they do and sadly, you're not likely to change it. You COULD let them know how much trouble is happening in the bathroom and suggest dietary changes but if they aren't interested . . .

BrettPGH

Nothing to see here.. move along...

KimmyEB

Unless someone is placing that child in jeopardy, I prefer to mind my own business.

I don't appreciate other's peoples unsolicitied advice when it comes to my family and you'd be surprised how many other people feel the same way.

I agree, except I'm the one watching the children they are stuffing with cheese and thus having to sit with the child for 15 minutes in the restroom as I watch her cry in pain, or crying from the terrible rash that is made worse by the citrus their parents are feeding them, or my face itching from the smoke on the kids clothes. I think there comes a point where it's okay to make suggestions when one is watching someone else's kids for more of their waking hours than their parents.

Do they seriously feed her so much cheese that she's probably suffering hemorrhoids?!

Regmama

Unless someone is placing that child in jeopardy, I prefer to mind my own business.

I don't appreciate other's peoples unsolicitied advice when it comes to my family and you'd be surprised how many other people feel the same way.

I agree, except I'm the one watching the children they are stuffing with cheese and thus having to sit with the child for 15 minutes in the restroom as I watch her cry in pain, or crying from the terrible rash that is made worse by the citrus their parents are feeding them, or my face itching from the smoke on the kids clothes. I think there comes a point where it's okay to make suggestions when one is watching someone else's kids for more of their waking hours than their parents.

Do they seriously feed her so much cheese that she's probably suffering hemorrhoids?!

constipation, and yes! It's their "healthy" snack of choice

KimmyEB

Unless someone is placing that child in jeopardy, I prefer to mind my own business.

I don't appreciate other's peoples unsolicitied advice when it comes to my family and you'd be surprised how many other people feel the same way.

I agree, except I'm the one watching the children they are stuffing with cheese and thus having to sit with the child for 15 minutes in the restroom as I watch her cry in pain, or crying from the terrible rash that is made worse by the citrus their parents are feeding them, or my face itching from the smoke on the kids clothes. I think there comes a point where it's okay to make suggestions when one is watching someone else's kids for more of their waking hours than their parents.

Do they seriously feed her so much cheese that she's probably suffering hemorrhoids?!

constipation, and yes! It's their "healthy" snack of choice

Hemorrhoids, as far as I know, can result in constipation...but either way, it doesn't sit well with me. I'm with Road Dog, in that as much as I sometimes want to tell others how to raise their kids, I don't, because they aren't my kids...but in this case, if they seriously are feeding her things that cause her to be constipated like that, whether misinformed (perhaps they truly do feel that cheese in mass quantities is healthy?), or because they simply don't care, it's taking a toll on that poor kid. :frown: Especially if this is happening practically every day...jeez. I'm sure no parent really wants to hear "hey, you feed your kid ****, now they're sick, great job!" but someone needs to wake them up.