Children's Health & Fitness ? Childhood Obesity A Serious Problem

July 19th, 2012 by Len Saunders

From MLive?..

Childhood obesity is a topic that is at once discussed too much ? but not enough. It seems that everyone has the ability to criticize obese children and the parents of those children, but how far should the criticism go?

Recently, a mother in Ohio had her child removed from her home because of his obesity. I believe that child protective services should be able to take obese children away from their parents.

When children are being starved by their parents, it is immediately seen as a sign of abuse. I believe that childhood obesity should start to be seen in the same light. Just as children can be denied the proper amount of food, they can also be denied healthy choices in what they eat. It would be extremely difficult for a child to eat healthy if they are not given healthy food options at home.

The idea of taking children away from their parents is always a touchy subject, and this reason for removing a child from his or her household should be carefully thought through with even more sensitivity. One must take into consideration the emotional effects that removing a child from his or her parents may have. But, are these emotional effects more or less damaging than allowing the child to stay with the parents? The answer to this question will vary for every case.

Removing obese children from their homes should be considered as only a last possible option for these children. However, if parents have chosen to ignore the fact that their child is obese, they may be in need of a wake up call.

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