Should parents lose custody of overly fatty kids?

[SaDiZTiKStyLeZ]

Throw fat kids in front of trains with the potheads.

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

In extreme cases is a key part of that stipulation. If you've got a 12 year old that weighs 200 pounds, it's gone beyond poor parenting. That kid either needs to be hospitalized for whatever extreme condition he has or removed from his parents care for the criminal neglect they've inflicted on him.

 

[purbeast0]

you can always lose weight. you can never erase the scars taking a child away from their parents causes. If we want to breed a generation of hateful psychopaths this seems like a good program.

millions of obese people would like to disagree with you heh. to me, i know how simple it is to lose weight, because i gain/lose weight regularly because i know how to do it. it isn't easy but that is where the problem comes in, most fat people are lazy as shit with everything and once it starts to become hard, they will give up.

but no, i agree, that taking kids away from their parents is not the right thing to do.

the right thing to do is let parents be parents. there doesn't need to be some nanny state bullshit going on here. how to make "parents be parents" that are good for their kids, now that is the tricky part.

 

[waggy]

In extreme cases is a key part of that stipulation. If you've got a 12 year old that weighs 200 pounds, it's gone beyond poor parenting. That kid either needs to be hospitalized for whatever extreme condition he has or removed from his parents care for the criminal neglect they've inflicted on him.

..you know i agree. now t hat i think about it.

i remember watching a show where parents brought in kids where are extreme cases. a 2 yr old that was 100+lbs. she was giving her 1 yr old coke in a bottle and feeding him fried chicken. when asked why her response was "i like it. He likes it. so why not?" she even said she wouldn't stop giving him fried chicken..

 

[nageov3t]

I was a fat kid. my parents went a little overboard acting as the food police, which may have kept some of the weight down while I was under their thumb, but once I left home and could suddenly drink regular soda without getting grounded, I went off the rails and exploded up to ~450 pounds by my early/mid 20's.

I wasn't able to lose weight until I wanted to, and there wasn't really a damn thing my parents could have done about it either way.

 

[xanis]

lol. what a joke.

Talk about fucking up a kid for life, your too fat so we are taking you away from your parents and sticking you in Foster care where you are more likely to be physically and sexually abused.

I'd argue that allowing a child to become dangerously obese is a form of abuse itself.

 

[IceBergSLiM]

I'd argue that allowing a child to become dangerously obese is a form of abuse itself.

The government supports obesity(through promotion of fattening diets and wholly ineffective FDA) but then punishes it as abuse.....they can't play both sides like that.

 

[Lalakai]

ssshhhhh Big Brother is watching.

If your child is over weight, a bully, too thin, bad teeth, smells..............it's in the best interest of the child, to remove them and place them in a better home setting. But then you will also have to watch the parents in those homes, that smoke, drink, swear, or are over weight themselves. But if we are considering what is best for the child, the "physical aspects" shouldn't be our limiting factor. Are there genetic issues we should be aware of, we can't dictate that they attend a specific church, but they should be aware of the different religions, so perhaps we should mandate that they regularily attend a church (as long as it WASP based).

Sorry, for 13 years we were a foster home, with more then 40 children passing through our doors; some for just a night, others we have adopted, and more return to update their initials and date to the well cluttered door jambs. Each year the state/feds added more "guidelines" and requirements, at the same time often lamenting the fact that there are so few parents that want to become foster parents. We have a large enough problem with children that are being physically abused/neglected, without adding "over weight" to the list of reasons to remove a child.

And I definitely agree with an earlier post; we need a liscense to drive, tests to purchase pistols, and have age restrictions for purchasing alcohol. But what laws are out there regarding an individual's choice of when to have a child? Perhaps Big Brother views driving a car as more deadly then having a child?

damn....now my blood pressure is wrecked for the day. Idiots.

 

[Sentrosi2121]

No.
No.
No.
No.
Another social program to add to the growing list? How about instead of taking the kids away we take the parents aside and give them a swift ass kicking.

 

[soulcougher73]

I would rather the government demand food production place produce better foods than crappy snacks with god knows what in them. Maybe if we stop producing shit we wont look and feel like shit. Plus food education can go a long way for these people.

 

[LookBehindYou]

Anyone can lose weight if given the proper motivation, ANYONE. Show me a concentration camp picture that has a fat person with glandular problems in it. Didnt think so.

 

[69Mach1]

I think the nannies and their government goon squad should fuck off.

I think this pretty well covers it.

 

[IceBergSLiM]

I would rather the government demand food production place produce better foods than crappy snacks with god knows what in them. Maybe if we stop producing shit we wont look and feel like shit. Plus food education can go a long way for these people.

Too bad big food corps pwn the FDA just as hard as Wallstreet pwns the SEC

 

[classy]

I think it depends. Allowing and helping your child be obese is not good at all. This is a tough one.

 

[IceBergSLiM]

I think it depends. Allowing and helping your child be obese is not good at all. This is a tough one.

The government is guilty of this not parents

 

[Ryland]

Childhood obesity is a form of abuse. Other than a few medical conditions there is no reason why a child should be obese and parents need to be held accountable. My son had gained more weight than either of us wanted so we implemented a food plan and he lost the weight. I dont see why this is such a hard thing for other parents to do...

 

[purbeast0]

Childhood obesity is a form of abuse. Other than a few medical conditions there is no reason why a child should be obese and parents need to be held accountable. My son had gained more weight than either of us wanted so we implemented a food plan and he lost the weight. I dont see why this is such a hard thing for other parents to do...

parents of fat kids are typically fat themselves.

 

[IceBergSLiM]

Childhood obesity is a form of abuse. Other than a few medical conditions there is no reason why a child should be obese and parents need to be held accountable. My son had gained more weight than either of us wanted so we implemented a food plan and he lost the weight. I dont see why this is such a hard thing for other parents to do...

Easy:

1)The government promotes fattening diets.

2)Healthy foods are more expensive than UNhealthy foods

3)fixed income families(read: welfare/food stamps) shop for volume not quality.

 

[purbeast0]

Easy:

1)The government promotes fattening diets.

2)Healthy foods are more expensive than healthy foods

3)fixed income families(read: welfare/food stamps) shop for volume not quality.

derp derp derp!

 

[SandEagle]

oh! the huge manatees!

 

[nanette1985]

ssshhhhh Big Brother is watching.

If your child is over weight, a bully, too thin, bad teeth, smells..............it's in the best interest of the child, to remove them and place them in a better home setting. But then you will also have to watch the parents in those homes, that smoke, drink, swear, or are over weight themselves. But if we are considering what is best for the child, the "physical aspects" shouldn't be our limiting factor. Are there genetic issues we should be aware of, we can't dictate that they attend a specific church, but they should be aware of the different religions, so perhaps we should mandate that they regularily attend a church (as long as it WASP based).

Sorry, for 13 years we were a foster home, with more then 40 children passing through our doors; some for just a night, others we have adopted, and more return to update their initials and date to the well cluttered door jambs. Each year the state/feds added more "guidelines" and requirements, at the same time often lamenting the fact that there are so few parents that want to become foster parents. We have a large enough problem with children that are being physically abused/neglected, without adding "over weight" to the list of reasons to remove a child.

And I definitely agree with an earlier post; we need a liscense to drive, tests to purchase pistols, and have age restrictions for purchasing alcohol. But what laws are out there regarding an individual's choice of when to have a child? Perhaps Big Brother views driving a car as more deadly then having a child?

damn....now my blood pressure is wrecked for the day. Idiots.

Bless you for being one of the good ones. The foster care system has some HUGE problems.

"take away the fat kid" - where does the kid go? When someone comes up with a decent answer for that, I'll start thinking about the original question.

my blood pressure isn't too good, either.

 

[IceBergSLiM]

derp derp derp!

lol u knew what i mean

 

[God Mode]

We should send them to jail and put them to work for 5 cents an hour.

 

[coloumb]

I'm going to say no - studies show that modern technology [tv, internet, etc] and cheap bad food are big contributors to being overweight.

 

[purbeast0]

lol u knew what i mean

yea but that is not necessarily true.

chicken is cheap as shit and is probably the healthiest meat you can buy.

veggies are also cheap.

it is more of prepared food vs non-prepared food, where prepared food is more expensive than non-prepared food. and as i sated before, fat people are typically lazy as shit, so they want prepared food instead of having to prepare it themselves.

hot pockets are more expensive than like a pound+ of raw boneless skinless chicken breasts.

but lean pockets are more expensive than hot pockets.

people are just uneducated about foods in general, which is sad, because health should be extremely important to ones life.

lean pockets arent even "healthy" at all when compared to a properly prepared meal. they are just "healthier" than normal hot pockets.