Obesity in Kids
What are your thoughts ?
I personally find it sickening to watch their parents let them gobble down loads of junk when they clearly have a weight problem. I think it's sad for the kids as they're more than likely picked on in school for being fat.
I went to my nieces 8th birthday party yesterday and there was a couple of kids there (sisters) who are really fat and their Mum told me they loved their food and it was in their genes that they would be fat as they took after their auntie :shock: :shock: :shock: who was always like that as a kid. What got me though was the fact that she had the pair of them dressed in lycra, spaghetti strapped dresses with sparkly chiffon over the top which just emphasised the weight issue further :sad:
Don't get me wrong, I do think that to a certain extent our weight / size can be hereditory, Anna isn't a skinny child and would eat and eat all day if I let her, so therefore I feel as a parent it's MY responsibility to ensure she has a balanced diet.
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