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ASU2003 · 07-19-2011, 07:59 PM

Should Parents Lose Custody of Their Extremely Obese Kids? – TIME Healthland

Overweight teens less likely to get doctor weight talk – The Chart - CNN.com Blogs

Do Parents Discriminate Against Their Own Chubby Children? – TIME Healthland

This might be a controversial one...

The main question is, what is in the best interest of the child?

I think that doctors should be able to recommend a normal weight for their young patients. If they go over that target by a lot, then the first step would be for the parents to change their families eating habits, get more exercise, and change their lifestyles. Failing to do that, there should be some place like a summer camp setup for these kids to go to get more exercise, restrict their diet to healthy foods that they cook, and are able to play physically challenging activities with peers similar to them for 3-6 months. At the same time, the parents should be taught how damaging their inaction can be.

So, is sending the child to a weight loss camp for a few months to work hard, have fun, and change their weight issue a problem? Will keeping the kids with their parents and in school, with no change, benefit them in the long run? Is there any way to get a young boy not to eat fast food, except for it to be a long way away? Is the problem that there are now way too many kids that need this for it to work? Or are there some kids that are so obese that it is equal to child abuse and they should be removed from the home?

07-19-2011, 07:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
ASU2003 immoral minority Location: Back in Ohio	Should overweight kids be removed from their homes? Should Parents Lose Custody of Their Extremely Obese Kids? – TIME Healthland Overweight teens less likely to get doctor weight talk – The Chart - CNN.com Blogs Do Parents Discriminate Against Their Own Chubby Children? – TIME Healthland This might be a controversial one... The main question is, what is in the best interest of the child? I think that doctors should be able to recommend a normal weight for their young patients. If they go over that target by a lot, then the first step would be for the parents to change their families eating habits, get more exercise, and change their lifestyles. Failing to do that, there should be some place like a summer camp setup for these kids to go to get more exercise, restrict their diet to healthy foods that they cook, and are able to play physically challenging activities with peers similar to them for 3-6 months. At the same time, the parents should be taught how damaging their inaction can be. So, is sending the child to a weight loss camp for a few months to work hard, have fun, and change their weight issue a problem? Will keeping the kids with their parents and in school, with no change, benefit them in the long run? Is there any way to get a young boy not to eat fast food, except for it to be a long way away? Is the problem that there are now way too many kids that need this for it to work? Or are there some kids that are so obese that it is equal to child abuse and they should be removed from the home?