tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3988207137883820005.post5787273305576987179..comments2023-09-23T01:13:02.767-07:00Comments on The Extender: "Is childhood obesity proof that not all parents love their children?"Elizabeth M. Tamnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14830061989603718850noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3988207137883820005.post-44139669868994937522011-07-12T19:28:36.988-07:002011-07-12T19:28:36.988-07:00I don't think love has anything to do with it....I don't think love has anything to do with it. A parent's love for their child is unconditional. Many children are naturally bigger just like adult are, but there are definitely plenty of parents who overfeed their children. I've seen those Maury episodes (and I know someone who went on there for that) and going from my own observations, many parents just don't know how to say NO to their kids, or they will feed them as a way to get them to stop crying. It's sad but a lot of parents do this. Just yesterday while grocery shopping, I watched as a mom bribed her son with a promise for ice cream so he would stop whining. <br /><br />I also agree with Orange that the foods that are available to us (In America specifically) aren't as healthy as they could be. All of these quick and easy meals are the main choice nowadays since both parents in a household have to work full time to support the family. Eating healthily takes time to prepare and lots of awareness. The average America's eating habits are pretty poor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3988207137883820005.post-76693722259607366962011-07-12T18:06:08.577-07:002011-07-12T18:06:08.577-07:00I think it's more about crappy convenience foo...I think it's more about crappy convenience foods flooding the marketplace and being advertised so heavily to parents and kids alike. Happy Meals, "fruit snacks," Sunny Delight, cookies...HFCS and excessive salt jacking up all sorts of foods they have no place in. A family has to rebel against the entire processed food industry, against grocery stores that get inducements to stock more and more crap, against restaurants with giant greasy salty sweet portions.<br /><br />Many of the obese kids are in working-class families, and no, one parent CANNOT give up an income to spend more time cooking from scratch.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3988207137883820005.post-86486102920240266392011-07-12T14:38:08.547-07:002011-07-12T14:38:08.547-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Elizabeth M. Tamnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14830061989603718850noreply@blogger.com