That's Some Good Parenting, Lou

[Davian93]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1025023/Obese-just-18-months-little-girl-raised-diet-chips.html

When things are difficult, its usually much easier to just give up.

[caladanbrood]

"She refuses to eat vegetables"... wow, because that's not a problem anyone else has ever encountered with their children :rolleyes:

[Davian93]

"She refuses to eat vegetables"... wow, because that's not a problem anyone else has ever encountered with their children :rolleyes:

I'm pretty sure this is the first time its ever occurred in the history of the species...;)

[caladanbrood]

Indeed, I remember vividly as a kid always wanting more veg. They'd offer me tasty trash food and I'd throw a tantrum, no doubt.

[Davian93]

Indeed, I remember vividly as a kid always wanting more veg. They'd offer me tasty trash food and I'd throw a tantrum, no doubt.

Yeah...me too.

[Gilshalos Sedai]

Well, from the looks of that pic, her mom needs a salad or three, as well.

And, btw, some kids LOVE veggies growing up. I did. But then, I'm wierd.


And who the hell eats french fries in CHOCOLATE SAUCE?!?!?!!? ~shudder~ ~heave~ ~gag~

[Yuri33]

Heh, gastric bypass surgery on a infant...

[Ozymandias]

I thought it was amusing that she said "we have no heavy people in our family," while her jowls are just hanging out there like melted candle-wax.

Look in the mirror, fattie.

[Gilshalos Sedai]

Though, looking at the other headlines and considering what kind of trash the Daily Mail puts out... gotta take this article with a LARGE grain of salt.

[Zaela Sedai]

I'm sorry...but that baby doesn't look obese...

I don't agree with the food thing, but to be honest Abby pretty much lives on cereal, toast, and cheese sandwiches (grilled or not) Mac and cheese...ice cream (though theres only frozen yogurt at my house)

You can't force a 5 year old or an 18 monthold to eat things. And you can't say this or nothing...because abby actually just wont eat if she doesn't like it...and then whine all night long. But a fries only diet? thats kinda pushing it...

also, Abby is 5 and the size of your average 7 year old, so was I when I was a kid (i ate no better) as was my mother. None of us our fat or even overweight, we were just all in the 110th% for height and about 90%th for weight until we stopped growing and everyone else caught up, lol.

I think the article is a tad skewed

[caladanbrood]

Though, looking at the other headlines and considering what kind of trash the Daily Mail puts out... gotta take this article with a LARGE grain of salt.
Certainly, the Mail is one of the most sensationalist papers we've got over here, I generally ignore what they say;) but would really have to watch the program they refer to before making a proper judgement, and I'm not gonna bother doing that, I want to watch the football :D

[Ivhon]

I know that there were at least 5 different occasions where I as a child flat refused to leave the dinner table until past midnight because my slack mother would not bring me vegetables.

I also scraped the pecan pie off my plate for the dog to eat while they weren't looking.

[Hopper]

Two stone and two pounds is a total of 30 pounds. Sorry, but at 18 months that's high. As for the excuse that you can't make them eat it is just silly. Until the kid is going out and doing the shopping, she eats what she's given.

Besides, when it comes right down to it, hunger makes everything taste better.

[Crispin's Crispian]

Even if the kid isn't really fat, the nutrition factor is kind of key. I hope the girl is getting vitamins or something.

Plus giving a kid that age Coke is just sad. Forget all the calories and think about her teeth!

[Gilshalos Sedai]

Forget her teeth! That shite will stunt her growth! The caffeine and phosphorous will leech calcium from her bones.

[Sei'taer]

My 2 yr old is 37 lbs and 39" tall. He wears 4T clothes. He'll eat whatever you put in front of him...he doesn't care as long as it's food. The other day I baked fish with some garlic mashed potatoes and steamed green beans with dill and he ate more beans than I did. Kid loves Green beans, and asparagus, he's not fond of broccoli, but when he looks at his plate and thats all thats left he sucks it up and eats it.

All my kids learned early that they ate what they were given or they didn't eat. I don't make them finish everything, but I have found that the one bite rule works really well. I tell them they don't have to eat all of...whatever it is they say they don't like, and usually after they try a bite they realize that its not that bad and go ahead and eat it. But if they don't, I figure at least they tried it (and usually it's something I don't like either, so how can I make them eat it? Beets...makes me gag thinking about them, yuck!).

BTW, Davian, I tried a recipe for sauteed brussel sprouts the other day and they were fabulous...I'll have to get you the recipe. Ate them with some grilled pork chops and corn on the cob...way good, my friend.

[Zaela Sedai]

Yeah.. I have to disagree wolfie boy, I believe Abby was not to far from that weight at that age, hell my brother was 14lbs when he was born, none of us are overweight now.

As for making them eat, hard to do if the parents wont eat the gross veggies either. If you want me to starve the little raccoon I will, but my older child (read Husband) has the same menu as she does.

Bottom line is kids growing up on fries = bad.

Some soda...I don't see a problem with kids having a glass of soda a day, thats our limit. Abby can have it with dinner or lunch but thats it. However we only have diet in the hows so calories and sugar arent a factor. Cancer causing agents...sure.

I do make her try everything that is put on the table. One bite of whatever I made. Sometimes you have to pick your battles and this is not one I choose to fight...mainly because my daughter is the exact replica of myself at that age and I remember my mother's attempts with me (including an incident of actual pukage after being force to swallow broccolli) and well its just not worth it. ( my mom gave up on me) She'll either broaden her horizons in a couple years or be like Jay and keep her diet for the next 30 years LOL.

On a side note, she absolutely LOVES Blue Cheese. Go figure...

[Brita]

My son was 30 lbs at a 1 year (and trust me he ate very healthy) and 30 pounds at 2 years and several cm taller. :D

30 lbs at 18 months isn't out of the ballpark. But, as mentioned before, that doesn't excuse the terrible nutrition this child is receiving.