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Clan Forum => Debates => Debates archive => Topic started by: Only Lilly on February 16, 2012, 19:11:49
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Is over feeding your child abuse?
If you dont educate your children to eat properly is this a form of abuse?
The findings from one of the few long-term studies on childhood obesity in Britain show that daughters of overweight mothers are 10 times more likely to be obese by the time they reach the age of eight than a daughter born to a slim mother.
Sons of obese fathers are six times more likely to be overweight, according to the research from scientists working on the EarlyBird Diabetes Project at the medical school in Plymouth.
Children of fat parents tended to be over-fed and under-exercised, setting them on a trajectory towards obesity, it found. The chief cause of weight gain, the report said, was “over-nutrition” of children by their parents.
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I honestly don't see what's so difficult about not feeding your children sh?t and such large amounts of it.
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Laziness, its easier to get a takeaway than cook something
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child abuse no being a bad parent yeh
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Making your child eat McDonalds is child abuse itself.
Idk about child abuse, but my mom was slightly overweight when I was born, or so i'm told, yet I weigh the least out of my other 2 brothers..
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Is over feeding your child abuse?
If you dont educate your children to eat properly is this a form of abuse?
The findings from one of the few long-term studies on childhood obesity in Britain show that daughters of overweight mothers are 10 times more likely to be obese by the time they reach the age of eight than a daughter born to a slim mother.
Sons of obese fathers are six times more likely to be overweight, according to the research from scientists working on the EarlyBird Diabetes Project at the medical school in Plymouth.
Children of fat parents tended to be over-fed and under-exercised, setting them on a trajectory towards obesity, it found. The chief cause of weight gain, the report said, was “over-nutrition” of children by their parents.
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Yes I agree that this is child abuse, among second hand smoke, this can be the worst. Obesity can lead to diseases such as type ii diabetes, hypothyroidism, high blood pressure, myostatin induction, unproportionate bone structure development the list goes on and on
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I wouldn't call it Child abuse but it's lazyness obviously and taking the easier option.
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I don't think it's child abuse, but like wud said - bad parenting. Granted, laziness is a big factor in this type of situation, but money is also involved - its just CHEAPER to eat poorly than to buy healthy foods.
I've heard that social services took an overweight child away from its parents for (I guess?) the same reasons - but in my opinion they have no place telling you what you can or cannot eat or feed to your children. And they certainly have no place taking your own children away from you just because you feed them poorly or don't teach them about eating healthy.
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In places such as America, for below working class families, places like McDonald's are a life saver. They can feed their child for a couple dollars a day with all of the value menus available. Have you seen prices in grocery stores? They're unreal. At least they're feeding the child, albeit bad food, but they're being fed nonetheless and if it's all a parent can afford then who are we to judge.