Overweight and obese children!!!

It is abuse in my book. Food should be treated as poiston if it gets to the point of health issues. My kids eat what is put in front of them except one. She is very picky, but do you know what I do? I serve it for the next meal and then the next meal until her stomach takes over for her stubbornness and she finally eats. She is getting better because she knows she is going to have to eat it anyway and is now starting to like some of the food.

I was an overweight child because I was unhappy and I used to steal food!

My son now sixteen has Aspergers, he was overweight, should I be ashamed of myself? No I was trying everything I could do to encourage him. Because of his Aspergers I need to talk to him in a very direct manner. I sat him down, he was 14 at the time. I told him if he didn't lose weight he would get diabetes and he would die you. Harsh yes but that's how you talk to them! I took all junk food out of the house and told him I wouldn't ban any foods but if he wanted any junk food he would have to walk and get some, and go on the trampoline for half an hour! He was 11 st

He is now 9 stone and on the average centile!

Sometimes it isn't the parents fault, yes they could do more to educate and be a good example.

I have realised that Luke works with routines and if he has breakfast and there is nothing planned for the morning he immediately starts asking about lunch. It is because of the lack of structure in his day he starts looking toward the next thing in the day he knows will happen which will be the next meal. So now if he asks about food I give him things to do. Some days he's got to the afternoon and realised he skipped breakfast!

As with all thing there are individual circumstances!

Since when is it the government's problem (CPS) what we feed our kids? That is just absurd!

here the main reasons that kids are obese

1. There shelter in the house all day (when I was a kid we was out from sun up to sun down playing sports) now you keep your kids outside someone could take them from you

2. There cutting out p.e. out of schools

3. More fast food when I was younger we had more home cooked meals and less fast food
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So yes I think we have a problem with kids overweight

I quote Michael Scott "I don't get why parents are always complaining about how tough it is to raise kids. I joke around with them, you give them pizza, you give them candy, you let them live their lives. They're adults, for Godssake.

I don't have any kids or anything useful to add, but I'm sure someone is going to take this quote the wrong way and that's hilarious.

I was an overweight child because I was unhappy and I used to steal food!

My son now sixteen has Aspergers, he was overweight, should I be ashamed of myself? No I was trying everything I could do to encourage him. Because of his Aspergers I need to talk to him in a very direct manner. I sat him down, he was 14 at the time. I told him if he didn't lose weight he would get diabetes and he would die you. Harsh yes but that's how you talk to them! I took all junk food out of the house and told him I wouldn't ban any foods but if he wanted any junk food he would have to walk and get some, and go on the trampoline for half an hour! He was 11 st

He is now 9 stone and on the average centile!

Sometimes it isn't the parents fault, yes they could do more to educate and be a good example.

I have realised that Luke works with routines and if he has breakfast and there is nothing planned for the morning he immediately starts asking about lunch. It is because of the lack of structure in his day he starts looking toward the next thing in the day he knows will happen which will be the next meal. So now if he asks about food I give him things to do. Some days he's got to the afternoon and realised he skipped breakfast!

As with all thing there are individual circumstances!

Ditto I have one like that and then another who forgets to get hungry.

child protective services should get involved with obese children. let doctors and schools report them.

I work in child protection.

Trust me, we have more important things to deal with.

I quote Michael Scott "I don't get why parents are always complaining about how tough it is to raise kids. I joke around with them, you give them pizza, you give them candy, you let them live their lives. They're adults, for Godssake.

I don't have any kids or anything useful to add, but I'm sure someone is going to take this quote the wrong way and that's hilarious.

Hahahahaha! A Michael Scott quote is welcome ***and applicable*** to every situation. It's a rule (thought everyone knew?).

let me think on it...I'm going to go feed her some doughnuts first.

dont forget the soda in the baby bottle!

thanks for the tip.... it's cute how you think I'm serious.

p.s. my baby is breastfed. But you'll probably find something wrong with that too.

Oh I didn't doubt this for a second.

Yes I have had two children who are underweight. One was at the dietician at 18 months and now going down the route as being diagnosed with Autism. My other child had an undiagnosed dairy intolerance.

I have many friends who have severely underweight children, many who have ASD, and have sensory issues around eating. These kids are usually under medical supervision because they do not eat. You can give a child food but you cant force them to eat ( THAT is child Abuse).

i am certainly not including these types of things in what im saying.

i am talking about healthy kids who are being neglected not kids with ailments like you are talking about.

if we found out someone wasnt feeding their children enough and that kid was underweight wouldnt you want someone to step in and help that child?

let me think on it...I'm going to go feed her some doughnuts first.

dont forget the soda in the baby bottle!

thanks for the tip.... it's cute how you think I'm serious.

p.s. my baby is breastfed. But you'll probably find something wrong with that too.

Oh I didn't doubt this for a second.

no idea what you're even trying to say here...

thanks for the tip.... it's cute how you think I'm serious.

p.s. my baby is breastfed. But you'll probably find something wrong with that too.

you arent exactly clear in what you are saying but i didnt really think you were going to feed her doughnuts.

and how could anyone have a problem with breastfeeding? thats the healthiest thing you can feed your child. just dont be one of those people that are still doing it when they are 10.

child protective services should get involved with obese children. let doctors and schools report them.

I work in child protection.

Trust me, we have more important things to deal with.

I agree that it shouldnt go to child protection because there are worse things going on with kids these days but I do think parents should look at their parenting and educate themselves. Maybe schools should provide education to parents?

I can only speak for my organisation - but we do provide this. Obviously not within CP, but as part of our parenting programmes. The resourses are there for people who want them, but it's what's described as early intervention - designed to educate parents before the problem takes hold, or help them reverse developing problems before they get serious.

Having said that - according to the government (and I should clarify I'm from the UK) early intervention is not statutory. We can't force people to attend. All we can do is offer help to those that ask for it.

so all you people against intervention really dont think someone should get involved with a malnourished or obese child?

just let the parent keep making that kids health worse and worse?

really?

I think there is a line that a doctor should take into consideration when it comes to abuse, but you cant go chasing fat kids parents down :laugh:

so all you people against intervention really dont think someone should get involved with a malnourished or obese child?

just let the parent keep making that kids health worse and worse?

really?

Malnourished, yes. Obese...I'm on the fence, really. I'm a libertarian so I have a hard time with the government being involved too much but when it comes to chidlren (that have no voice), it's not so easy.

ETA - fat is one thing, I"m talking about debilitatingly obese.