Comments on: Parents of Obese Children Charged with Abuse in Britain http://pjmedia.com/blog/parents-of-obese-children-charged-with-abuse-in-britain/ Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:58:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Andrea http://pjmedia.com/blog/parents-of-obese-children-charged-with-abuse-in-britain/#comment-1335264 Andrea Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:39:49 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=39812#comment-1335264 I think an important thing to remember here is that we are not merely talking about "overweight" children, we are talking about children who suffer from "extreme obesity". These are two very different qualifying terms. Genetics, a poor diet, child rebellion, lack of exercise, and even medication can cause a child to become overweight. But extreme obesity is whenever a child medical issues have become so severe, it is now a death sentence for them. Regardless of what people want to realize, the honest truth is that this IS child abuse. A child is dependent on their parents for the first years of life and whatever they are taught becomes learned behavior. Parents are found guilty of child abuse when the child is malnourished and their life is being threatened, so how is extreme obesity threatening a child's life any different? We must remember that children are dependent on their parents to lead them in the right direction for their well-being and looking to their best interests. I think an important thing to remember here is that we are not merely talking about “overweight” children, we are talking about children who suffer from “extreme obesity”. These are two very different qualifying terms. Genetics, a poor diet, child rebellion, lack of exercise, and even medication can cause a child to become overweight. But extreme obesity is whenever a child medical issues have become so severe, it is now a death sentence for them. Regardless of what people want to realize, the honest truth is that this IS child abuse. A child is dependent on their parents for the first years of life and whatever they are taught becomes learned behavior. Parents are found guilty of child abuse when the child is malnourished and their life is being threatened, so how is extreme obesity threatening a child’s life any different? We must remember that children are dependent on their parents to lead them in the right direction for their well-being and looking to their best interests.

]]> By: Is childhood obesity child abuse? http://pjmedia.com/blog/parents-of-obese-children-charged-with-abuse-in-britain/#comment-581678 Is childhood obesity child abuse? Mon, 05 Jul 2010 19:05:31 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=39812#comment-581678 [...] kids have been taken away from their kids due to obesity. It’s happened in the UK and even here in the United States, so someone else is thinking that child abuse may mean feeding [...] [...] kids have been taken away from their kids due to obesity. It’s happened in the UK and even here in the United States, so someone else is thinking that child abuse may mean feeding [...]

]]> By: Ed http://pjmedia.com/blog/parents-of-obese-children-charged-with-abuse-in-britain/#comment-206448 Ed Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:46:53 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=39812#comment-206448 The problem is fat nerds who stay home in a computor room. You arnt fat if you go out walk around and hand around at street ends. I do no exersize eat a hell load of junk food and the food on the table and im 9 stone and 15! Ok im on a growth spurt but eating more than my mum and elder brother it a joke. Get the kids on the streets! It stops them from being fat. I dont have any helath problems im just skinny and CANNOT put on weigth because I move out of the house end of. (soz bowt the spelling problems :S) The problem is fat nerds who stay home in a computor room. You arnt fat if you go out walk around and hand around at street ends. I do no exersize eat a hell load of junk food and the food on the table and im 9 stone and 15! Ok im on a growth spurt but eating more than my mum and elder brother it a joke.

Get the kids on the streets! It stops them from being fat.

I dont have any helath problems im just skinny and CANNOT put on weigth because I move out of the house end of.

(soz bowt the spelling problems :S)

]]> By: rach http://pjmedia.com/blog/parents-of-obese-children-charged-with-abuse-in-britain/#comment-190217 rach Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:01:03 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=39812#comment-190217 if anorexic children are taken away from their parents, whether that be in hospital or care, to save their life it is only the same principal if a child is morbidly obese to the stage that their life is at risk. if anorexic children are taken away from their parents, whether that be in hospital or care, to save their life it is only the same principal if a child is morbidly obese to the stage that their life is at risk.

]]> By: Devi http://pjmedia.com/blog/parents-of-obese-children-charged-with-abuse-in-britain/#comment-170809 Devi Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:55:26 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=39812#comment-170809 Of course fat kids are parents fault but each family has a different reason, if mum and dad are obese its almost ridiculous take the kid away because he is fat but I think parents should control their children intake a lot more. I have a 4 years old and she only wants to eat junk food, do I allow that? of couse not! she can cry, scream, do whatever she wants she knows that she wont eat that every time she ask for it, I do take her to Mcdonals but only once a month instead I take her to ride her bike, swim with her and you know what? that's the biggest problem, parents don't want to spend time with their kids so they rather take them to Mcdonals let them in the playground while the parents just watch them, that is making kids fat even more than junk food. Of course fat kids are parents fault but each family has a different reason, if mum and dad are obese its almost ridiculous take the kid away because he is fat but I think parents should control their children intake a lot more. I have a 4 years old and she only wants to eat junk food, do I allow that? of couse not! she can cry, scream, do whatever she wants she knows that she wont eat that every time she ask for it, I do take her to Mcdonals but only once a month instead I take her to ride her bike, swim with her and you know what? that’s the biggest problem, parents don’t want to spend time with their kids so they rather take them to Mcdonals let them in the playground while the parents just watch them, that is making kids fat even more than junk food.

]]> By: Governor Patterson Drinks Diet Soda - Page 2 http://pjmedia.com/blog/parents-of-obese-children-charged-with-abuse-in-britain/#comment-169932 Governor Patterson Drinks Diet Soda - Page 2 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:57:32 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=39812#comment-169932 [...] they see a fat kid in a fast food restaurant. Here is an article about it happening in England. Pajamas Media » Parents of Obese Children Charged with Abuse in Britain Proposal to Ban Obese People From [...] [...] they see a fat kid in a fast food restaurant. Here is an article about it happening in England. Pajamas Media » Parents of Obese Children Charged with Abuse in Britain Proposal to Ban Obese People From [...]

]]> By: PARENTS IN BRITAIN « The Salty Pundit http://pjmedia.com/blog/parents-of-obese-children-charged-with-abuse-in-britain/#comment-163192 PARENTS IN BRITAIN « The Salty Pundit Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:05:18 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=39812#comment-163192 [...] IN BRITAIN IN BRITAIN, parents are being charged with child abuse for having fat children. What’s next? Charges of child abuse for having naughty kids? Kids [...] [...] IN BRITAIN IN BRITAIN, parents are being charged with child abuse for having fat children. What’s next? Charges of child abuse for having naughty kids? Kids [...]

]]> By: Someone75 http://pjmedia.com/blog/parents-of-obese-children-charged-with-abuse-in-britain/#comment-160471 Someone75 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:16:55 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=39812#comment-160471 Ann: Okay - I know thinking is not your strong point, but try to follow me here: Islamic E-X-T-R-E-M-I-S-T-S are the only ones who favor Jihad. Unlike you, I don't read selectively. I don't only read things that support my world view. If you would actually attempt to step outside your world of ignorance, you would understand that mainstream Islam is a legitimate religion that does NOT advocate killing non-muslims. That anti-Islam documentary that you probably watched was horribly inaccurate. I feel sorry for you, I really do. Ann:

Okay – I know thinking is not your strong point, but try to follow me here:

Islamic E-X-T-R-E-M-I-S-T-S are the only ones who favor Jihad. Unlike you, I don’t read selectively. I don’t only read things that support my world view. If you would actually attempt to step outside your world of ignorance, you would understand that mainstream Islam is a legitimate religion that does NOT advocate killing non-muslims. That anti-Islam documentary that you probably watched was horribly inaccurate. I feel sorry for you, I really do.

]]> By: Jaz http://pjmedia.com/blog/parents-of-obese-children-charged-with-abuse-in-britain/#comment-160132 Jaz Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:47:11 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=39812#comment-160132 Ann - may I suggest you study just a little bit of (a) Christian history and (b) The Qu'ran. Ann – may I suggest you study just a little bit of (a) Christian history and (b) The Qu’ran.

]]> By: jonesy55 http://pjmedia.com/blog/parents-of-obese-children-charged-with-abuse-in-britain/#comment-160100 jonesy55 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:49:25 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=39812#comment-160100 But Ann, those hardcore Islamists don't even represent most Muslims either. It's like taking the freaks that spout hate on tele-evangelising channels as being representative of mainstream christian thought. If all followers of Islam believe that it is their duty to kill non-muslims who don't convert, then they are very lax in carrying out that duty. 1.2bn people could kill a lot of others if they really put their mind to it. Maybe the fact that 99.9% of those 1.2bn people haven't killed anybody is an indication of how most Muslims interpret their religion, the same as Christians wisely ignore the instructions to kill rape victims and other abhorent laws in the OT, they rationalise ways to ignore it. But Ann, those hardcore Islamists don’t even represent most Muslims either. It’s like taking the freaks that spout hate on tele-evangelising channels as being representative of mainstream christian thought.

If all followers of Islam believe that it is their duty to kill non-muslims who don’t convert, then they are very lax in carrying out that duty. 1.2bn people could kill a lot of others if they really put their mind to it.

Maybe the fact that 99.9% of those 1.2bn people haven’t killed anybody is an indication of how most Muslims interpret their religion, the same as Christians wisely ignore the instructions to kill rape victims and other abhorent laws in the OT, they rationalise ways to ignore it.

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