Quote From: tiffany_2007I didn't say smoking is bad, I said smoking in front of your child IN THE HOUSE, is bad. I have a right to say that. I know what kind of health problems can happen from it. I think you would agree sitting at a dinner table with your kids, and lighting up a smoke might be really bad for there health. And doing something bad to there health and not wanting to change it is ABUSE. Just like I would call CPS on a woman that gets drunk with her kids around, not have a couple of drinks, but gets wasted, thats unhealthy for the children to deal with. And it has nothing to do with playing GOD it has to do with knowing what is healthy and what is unhealthy. Would you give your child fried foods every night, if they were obese? If you knew you were causing a early death for your child. Why should a parent have free range to cause that kind of health problem? And I'm not talking about children with health problems that cause them to be overweight, and there are alot of health problems that can cause a child to be fat. But if your child has no health problems, but you keep giving them burger king, pizzas, cookies, candies everyday then you are a bad parent.
I noticed you said, "Would you give your child fried foods every night, if they were obese? IF you knew you were causing an early death for your child?"
I capitalized the second if, because at this time, we do not have sufficent evidence that simply being fat can kill. Yes, even when it comes to children. Certianly, there will be cases where a child is what most people would consider outrageously overweight. However, few people will first see if the child has another medical problem before they jump the gun, and assume their child got fat simply by overeating.
I think it's terrible we're putting our adult judgements towards fat people, onto our children. We're setting these children up for a life where they will have problems with food. Have you ever heard of a 5 year old child having Anorexia? No? I didn't think so, because that doesn't get the same ratings as "Our kids are all becoming HUUUUUGGEEE fatsos, and we have to do something now!"
However, it DOES happen. When we assume ALL children are at a risk for obesity, and set children up to follow a diet. Children who have NO life experience to be able to gage what is moderate for them. We are setting up alot of children, to eat too little to be able to grow. Children need to eat some fat. :O Children, eat alot of sugar because they expend alot of energy running around. Oh, and if you want to tell me all kids today sit at home on their butts playing video games, go visit your local Chuck E Cheese or Discovery Zone. You will see kids running around like crazy. Children naturally are born with the ability to want to exercise.
If you ask me, I think a big problem with adults exercising is we've made it so darn boring for ourselves. Heck, if there was a tunnel maze jungle gym for adults, you bet I'd go there to play around. Instead we think, that people are going to want to do something as boring as walking on a treadmill. I'm just saying, you don't see many people at Disneyworld refusing to walk the parks, because they are more excited about visiting the rides than the pain or exhaustion that can come from exercising.
(Original Air Date: 11/29/07) Obesity is a huge problem for adults in this country, but now it’s becoming an epidemic among young children. Barbra says her 3-year-old daughter started gaining weight at six months old and now weighs 80 pounds. Barbra and her aunt, Dana, are baffled by what they believe is a medical mystery because they say the little girl doesn't overeat. Dr. Phil brings in two medical experts to get to the bottom of this issue. Is Barbra contributing to her child's weight gain? Then, Tammy says she can’t change her family's eating habits. She's obese, her 11-year-old is 175 pounds and her 9-year-old is 136 pounds. Her sister, Debbie, says the boys portion sizes are too big and the family is just lazy. Can Dr. Phil get Tammy to stick to a nutrition plan? You won’t believe the surprise he has for her! Plus, Jessica says her mom, Angie, is blind to the health issues of her 351-pound sister, Jaleisa, who is only 15. Jessica says her mom never buys healthy food, and she fears her mom has Munchausen’s syndrome. Angie says she can’t monitor Jaleisa’s eating habits all day. Can Angie turn this situation around and save her daughter’s life, or is it too late? Talk about the show here.
