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Damn, I would have torn that little kid to pieces. IIFYM. You can eat McDonald's every day and be fine.

I can understand that a parent wants to be an advocate of "healthy"eating to their children, but personally I think a 9 year old is too young to be blasting the CEO of McDonalds. Especially when she has to be coached by the mother... It's almost like the mother is allowing her daughter to learn at an early age how to bully people into believe that her ways are the BEST ways.

"Robertson’s mother Kia, 36, is an activist with the group Corporate Accountability International, and an avid food blogger who involves her daughter in a series of YouTube videos about healthy eating. She helped coach her daughter through the confrontation."

Personally, I agree, everything in moderation. Is McDonald's the healthiest choice around? Probably not, but they do try to make varieties of foods that are healthier. If you don't like it, don't want to eat it, then don't. No one is making you walk in the restaurant or the drive thru FORCING you to eat the food.

But there's a lot to be said about parent's responsibility in teaching the kids the importance of trying new foods. There are kids out there that only like to eat Chicken Nuggets, French Fries, Macaroni and Cheese because 1) it's an easy meal to make 2) kids are picky 3) or as parents we work and are trucking kids to a variety of locations and it's a quick fix on the go.

I'm fortunate that my kids love their fruits and veggies and trade off the french fries in favor of the apple slices when they do get the "treat" of going to McDonalds.

If it isn't McDonald's it is going to be some other place which serves less healthy food.

Our son goes grocery shopping with me. He has seen me read food labels and talk about the amount of sugar/fat in various products. When he was about 8, I charged him with being the King of Label Reading....so he has learned how to read labels and to make good choices.

That lead into his asking me about the nutrient content of other foods.

He has the skills now to make good choices and that's what I want for him.

And, we made a deal now that he learned on his own how fatty fries are that he can have fast food fries once a week. He choses a medium size without salt.

It isn't Mcdonald's responsibility to teach this child about healthy eating.

Yea, great job mom. Teach the kid to blame others for what people put in their mouths instead of teaching moderation and personal accountability.

This Mom is a big part of the problem that she is trying to lay off on McDonalds.

i think her mom made her say those things.....i was behind a lady at the store and her kid asked for candy and her mom said "no candy is made with bugs" and she was serious, she scared her kid.

I once stubbed my toe against the coffee table. Instead of working on my coordination, I burned that table to the ground. Same principle.

I hate you, table. I hate you. I'm glad you're dead.

I can understand that a parent wants to be an advocate of "healthy"eating to their children, but personally I think a 9 year old is too young to be blasting the CEO of McDonalds. Especially when she has to be coached by the mother... It's almost like the mother is allowing her daughter to learn at an early age how to bully people into believe that her ways are the BEST ways.

"Robertson’s mother Kia, 36, is an activist with the group Corporate Accountability International, and an avid food blogger who involves her daughter in a series of YouTube videos about healthy eating. She helped coach her daughter through the confrontation."

Personally, I agree, everything in moderation. Is McDonald's the healthiest choice around? Probably not, but they do try to make varieties of foods that are healthier. If you don't like it, don't want to eat it, then don't. No one is making you walk in the restaurant or the drive thru FORCING you to eat the food.

But there's a lot to be said about parent's responsibility in teaching the kids the importance of trying new foods. There are kids out there that only like to eat Chicken Nuggets, French Fries, Macaroni and Cheese because 1) it's an easy meal to make 2) kids are picky 3) or as parents we work and are trucking kids to a variety of locations and it's a quick fix on the go.

I'm fortunate that my kids love their fruits and veggies and trade off the french fries in favor of the apple slices when they do get the "treat" of going to McDonalds.

In other words, the mother is a nut job activist who uses her daughter as a weapon because she's 9 and can then have articles written about her poor little bully-in-training being picked on by the big, bad corporate head.

I loathe parents who use their kids to further their own agenda.

"Robertson’s mother Kia, 36, is an activist with the group Corporate Accountability International, and an avid food blogger who involves her daughter in a series of YouTube videos about healthy eating. She helped coach her daughter through the confrontation".

Hmm, I'm not sure I feel that what she said, and what her and her mother are doing is all bad. Activism creates change and change needs to start somewhere. I personally don't have any interest in McDonald's at all, nor do I think anyone should eat there ever- it's just not necessary. Did I occassionally let me kids eat there when they were young? Sure, but that was not their staple.
If I want to have a nice greasy, juicy burger, I am going to find me a real diner that cooks it up nice, not something that was designed to be mass produced, and loaded with unnecessary amounts of sodium, sugar and fillers.
I think I understand where Hannah and her mom are coming from - they are not necessarily just fighting against "junk food", but against a corporation that preys on people's weaknesses and vulnerabilities.
I don't think what Hannah's mom is doing with Hannah is any worse than a parent who takes their child to McDonald's everyday, and Hannah will likely have better skills to draw on as she grows up.

Yeah right, it is the advertisings fault that children eat McDonalds at 9 years old...because I am sure they are the ones driving themselves there to get it and paying for it...

I have never taken my kids to mcdonald's. I also don't let them smoke. I personally don't see the difference.

It is junk food. How is it NOT junk food?

I agree. We all know cigarettes are bad for us and wouldn't give them to children. Mac D's and all it's counterparts are high in fat, sugar and salt, it's highly processed garbage. Excessive consumption will lead to diabetes, stroke and heart attacks. It should have a health warning on the box.

I see no problem with eating at McDonalds for adults or children. I eat there but prefer other fast food places. A happy meal with chicken nuggets / hamburger, apple slices and milk is not an unhealthy choice for a child. In my opinion, it is better to teach your kids to select healthier choices when faced with options than to hide places like that from them. When they get old enough to go to fast food on their own they will go there if they weren't allowed to as a child. If you shelter a kid from something, they are very likely to rebel and try it anyway. My cousins who are 7 have always been taught whats a healthy option when eating out and they by default pick the healthier options whenever we go out. Sure they occasionally want a sweet or candy but more often than not, they ask for a salad, chicken, a bowl of fruit, etc.

I have never taken my kids to mcdonald's. I also don't let them smoke. I personally don't see the difference.

It is junk food. How is it NOT junk food?

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I love this kid. She's got guts. Good for her! And of course she's "coached" by her parents - THEY'RE HER PARENTS. Kids learn from their parents and their parents' choices - good and bad.

So, despite the fact that the parents have control over the child's food and habits, it's okay to push one's agenda on a child because you think it's the right one. Should we also have 9 year olds protesting abortion and gay marriage, even though they have no concept of an alternate opinion? As long as we think it's right. ... Right?