Comments on: Fat Kids Have Their Parents to Blame http://pjmedia.com/blog/fat-kids-have-their-parents-to-blame/ Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:21:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jock Mills http://pjmedia.com/blog/fat-kids-have-their-parents-to-blame/#comment-1723852 Jock Mills Fri, 25 Nov 2011 19:59:31 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=41294#comment-1723852 Too much food. Not enough moving sbout. Simple. When I was at school there was only ONE fat kid in the class. School photographs were full of skinny kids. Now? The opposite. Playstation generation and junk food. Bike for Christmas? Not likely. How about an iphone or some other fat fingered electronic device. Too much food. Not enough moving sbout. Simple. When I was at school there was only ONE fat kid in the class. School photographs were full of skinny kids.
Now? The opposite. Playstation generation and junk food. Bike for Christmas? Not likely. How about an iphone or some other fat fingered electronic device.

]]> By: Liz http://pjmedia.com/blog/fat-kids-have-their-parents-to-blame/#comment-708233 Liz Sun, 28 Nov 2010 00:55:36 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=41294#comment-708233 momof3 writes, <i>fatherof3, you do have problem. It’s called lack of self control. I can see chocolate and want it so bad I can taste it and start shaking a little. Sometimes I have it, sometimes I don’t. The deciding factor is not do I want it, it’s does it fit in with today’s eating already done? Today’s exercise level?</i> Obviously you have absolutely no vices and deal with your anxieties in ways that are entirely healthy and socially acceptable. Everyone should applaud momof3 for her being an exceptional human being and a perfect mother! When you know what it's like to compulsively eat 4,000 calories and feel such heart-wrenching guilt that you starve yourself for weeks or shove your fingers down your throat, then you can judge whether someone eats because they have no self-control. Judge his parenting skills all you want, but do not jump to conclusions about what is a legitimate eating disorder, and stop being so ignorant. momof3 writes,
fatherof3, you do have problem. It’s called lack of self control. I can see chocolate and want it so bad I can taste it and start shaking a little. Sometimes I have it, sometimes I don’t. The deciding factor is not do I want it, it’s does it fit in with today’s eating already done? Today’s exercise level?

Obviously you have absolutely no vices and deal with your anxieties in ways that are entirely healthy and socially acceptable. Everyone should applaud momof3 for her being an exceptional human being and a perfect mother!

When you know what it’s like to compulsively eat 4,000 calories and feel such heart-wrenching guilt that you starve yourself for weeks or shove your fingers down your throat, then you can judge whether someone eats because they have no self-control. Judge his parenting skills all you want, but do not jump to conclusions about what is a legitimate eating disorder, and stop being so ignorant.

]]> By: daniel http://pjmedia.com/blog/fat-kids-have-their-parents-to-blame/#comment-490136 daniel Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:13:38 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=41294#comment-490136 i think we america needs to become more healthy i think we america needs to become more healthy

]]> By: liz http://pjmedia.com/blog/fat-kids-have-their-parents-to-blame/#comment-488365 liz Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:58:27 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=41294#comment-488365 all yall jis got fattr by sittn around wastn time here jerks all yall jis got fattr by sittn around wastn time here jerks

]]> By: Sarah http://pjmedia.com/blog/fat-kids-have-their-parents-to-blame/#comment-219367 Sarah Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:12:47 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=41294#comment-219367 I think a lot of obesity today is because portion sizes have snuck up on us! Plate sizes, restaurant sizes, you name it. Many things are supersized to the point that many now feel DEPRIVED if they have NORMAL portions of anything. I think a lot of obesity today is because portion sizes have snuck up on us! Plate sizes, restaurant sizes, you name it. Many things are supersized to the point that many now feel DEPRIVED if they have NORMAL portions of anything.

]]> By: jennifer http://pjmedia.com/blog/fat-kids-have-their-parents-to-blame/#comment-204815 jennifer Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:02:47 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=41294#comment-204815 i am doing a discursive writing piece on obesity and whether the parents are to blame or not. and i have to say that many of these comments has helped. me personally dont think it is all the parents fault on why their children are fat. the children are fat because they had no self control on their food habits and food cravings, so they just eat and eat to make them happy. also when they become teenagers its their own responsibilty on what they eat and do. as when they are teenagers they get a great deal of money and freedom that they take advantage of it and spend it on fast food like mcdonalds, or chocolate and sweets. their parents dont realise they are doing this to themselves as they cant keep tracking down their child when they are 17 or 18 making sure they are eating healthily. and on top of that they dont excercise, they prefer to sit in front of the tv all day instead of going outside for a run; this makes them lazy so they will never lose the calories they gained by the food they eat; and then they eat more so more calories are put in the body, and nothing is getting lost. this leads to heart discease and diabities which is life threatening. and who is to blame for that?? themselves but i do agree that the parents have something to do with it, as when their child was younger they cant help but keeping them satifyed by giving them unhealthy food. this gives the child a bad food habit that they cant help. also the parents dont always encourage their child to excercise, or make sure that they have a balanced diet. but some parents do so, like my parents. they always make sure i eat healthily which did a good thing for me and i am nowhere near obese. because my parents always got me familiar to salads and veg, i started to like them and now i am happy to eat them. no complaints. however i do get cravings for chocolate every now and then but i have self control and stop myself. but that does not mean i dont treat myself ever now and then. i do. but i am aware of how much i eat and make sure i have a balanced diet. then if i feel that i gained some calories that day i go and excercise. i am a very active person, and i am in lots of sports clubs, which then allows to lose the calories i have gained, which make me feel good. so all i am saying if u control yourselves and have a good deal of excercise and healthy food then their is nothing wrong for every now and then treating yourselves. and this will definately make you happy. overall obesity is 50 50 blame on the parents and the child, as each have their own responsibilities. i hope my points are good, thanks. my points may not be accurate as i am only 12 for goodness sake, but thats what i think, no one has to agree. thanks bye xx i am doing a discursive writing piece on obesity and whether the parents are to blame or not. and i have to say that many of these comments has helped.
me personally dont think it is all the parents fault on why their children are fat. the children are fat because they had no self control on their food habits and food cravings, so they just eat and eat to make them happy.
also when they become teenagers its their own responsibilty on what they eat and do. as when they are teenagers they get a great deal of money and freedom that they take advantage of it and spend it on fast food like mcdonalds, or chocolate and sweets. their parents dont realise they are doing this to themselves as they cant keep tracking down their child when they are 17 or 18 making sure they are eating healthily. and on top of that they dont excercise, they prefer to sit in front of the tv all day instead of going outside for a run; this makes them lazy so they will never lose the calories they gained by the food they eat; and then they eat more so more calories are put in the body, and nothing is getting lost. this leads to heart discease and diabities which is life threatening. and who is to blame for that?? themselves

but i do agree that the parents have something to do with it, as when their child was younger they cant help but keeping them satifyed by giving them unhealthy food. this gives the child a bad food habit that they cant help. also the parents dont always encourage their child to excercise, or make sure that they have a balanced diet. but some parents do so, like my parents. they always make sure i eat healthily which did a good thing for me and i am nowhere near obese. because my parents always got me familiar to salads and veg, i started to like them and now i am happy to eat them. no complaints. however i do get cravings for chocolate every now and then but i have self control and stop myself. but that does not mean i dont treat myself ever now and then. i do. but i am aware of how much i eat and make sure i have a balanced diet. then if i feel that i gained some calories that day i go and excercise. i am a very active person, and i am in lots of sports clubs, which then allows to lose the calories i have gained, which make me feel good.

so all i am saying if u control yourselves and have a good deal of excercise and healthy food then their is nothing wrong for every now and then treating yourselves. and this will definately make you happy. overall obesity is 50 50 blame on the parents and the child, as each have their own responsibilities.

i hope my points are good, thanks.
my points may not be accurate as i am only 12 for goodness sake, but thats what i think, no one has to agree.
thanks bye xx

]]> By: Obesity and parents and children | Logic Model Obesity http://pjmedia.com/blog/fat-kids-have-their-parents-to-blame/#comment-171109 Obesity and parents and children | Logic Model Obesity Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:15:56 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=41294#comment-171109 [...] Pajamas Media » Fat Kids Have Their Parents to Blame [...] [...] Pajamas Media » Fat Kids Have Their Parents to Blame [...]

]]> By: Blame parents for fat kids at Joanne Jacobs http://pjmedia.com/blog/fat-kids-have-their-parents-to-blame/#comment-169222 Blame parents for fat kids at Joanne Jacobs Sun, 14 Dec 2008 11:40:44 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=41294#comment-169222 [...] Parents are to blame for the obesity of their children, writes Katherine Berry on Pajamas Media. It’s not the soda machines at school. It’s not the ads on TV. It’s the choices parents make: To us falls the task of saying “no.” Of making short-term decisions — like what’s for dinner — based on long-term health consequences. Of exercising the self-discipline and time management needed to prepare meals that don’t harm our kids That is our job. [...] [...] Parents are to blame for the obesity of their children, writes Katherine Berry on Pajamas Media. It’s not the soda machines at school. It’s not the ads on TV. It’s the choices parents make: To us falls the task of saying “no.” Of making short-term decisions — like what’s for dinner — based on long-term health consequences. Of exercising the self-discipline and time management needed to prepare meals that don’t harm our kids That is our job. [...]

]]> By: rammer http://pjmedia.com/blog/fat-kids-have-their-parents-to-blame/#comment-169109 rammer Sun, 14 Dec 2008 05:01:14 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=41294#comment-169109 Oh, please. Kate's point was to remind parents to care for their children. A good lesson. Take it to heart. Most of these comments are about sanctimonious adults. Let me tell you all a fact you seem to have missed. No one cares if an adult is fat or not. If you care then fix it yourself. Because no one else cares about your problems. But remember to care for your children, if for no other reason your Government as Kate says will treat you poorly if you don't. Oh, please. Kate’s point was to remind parents to care for their children. A good lesson. Take it to heart.

Most of these comments are about sanctimonious adults. Let me tell you all a fact you seem to have missed. No one cares if an adult is fat or not. If you care then fix it yourself. Because no one else cares about your problems.

But remember to care for your children, if for no other reason your Government as Kate says will treat you poorly if you don’t.

]]> By: WestGuard http://pjmedia.com/blog/fat-kids-have-their-parents-to-blame/#comment-169093 WestGuard Sun, 14 Dec 2008 03:55:10 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=41294#comment-169093 "This is the food police! Drop the cake and move away from the fridge. Raise your hands above your head and give me 50, jumping jacks!" “This is the food police! Drop the cake and move away from the fridge. Raise your hands above your head and give me 50, jumping jacks!”

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