Child Obesity!
I agree with Zoe about the fact that the parent’s of obese children do have a lot to answer for. Obviously, with the exception of the parents who have children with medical conditions that can cause obesity. I think parents should encourage their children to undertake more outdoor activities and try to have more control over what their children are eating. In some circumstances I believe parents sometimes give children what they want to eat simply for an easy life, avoiding the ‘tea time tantrums’. As Zoe has said, you need to be strong with your children and let them know they cannot always have what they want and when they want it. However, as I am not yet a parent I cannot really pass judgement on this issue. On the other hand, if you look at this debate from another point of view, some children can be very fussy eaters. I remember a friend of mine commenting that her child only wanted to eat chips. She refused to eat, or even try anything else. Luckily, her child did eventually grow out of only wanting to eat chips! Looking in from the outside, I thought to myself the same as Zoe, be strong and let her know who the parent is, however, if your child refuses to eat anything other than fatty foods, what are you meant to do? You cannot let your child starve simply because it is not ‘healthy food’ what we are all encouraged to eat. Such a scenario is a no win situation, if your child does not eat, it is ‘bad’, and if your child does eat, but unhealthily, it is also ‘bad’. I am of the opinion that eating so called ‘junk food’ is impossible for a parent to prevent their child from doing. Moderation, like everything else, is the key to acceptance. There is no excuse for lazy parents who just cannot be bothered, and let their children become dangerously obese.
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