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CLEVELAND (AP) — An Ohio third-grader who weighs more than 200 pounds has been taken from his family and placed into foster care after county social workers said his mother wasn't doing enough to control his weight. The Plain Dealer reports (http://(link tracking not allowed)/t68M7D ) that the Cleveland 8-year-old is considered severely obese and at risk for such diseases as diabetes and hypertension.
Originally posted by sdcigarpig
The question is who is to blame, the answer is quiet simple: We the people are to blame.
Originally posted by sdcigarpig
Having read the article and the ops statement, the following can be stated:
The question is who is to blame, the answer is quiet simple: We the people are to blame.
The reasoning for this is very simple if you look at the laws and current trends in parenting that is around the country. The first part goes back to the parents, after all the word NO, seems to be something that they do not use enough of when it comes to their children. No, when the child cries out for wanting a candy bar, or a trip to McDonalds, no when it comes to that new video game or computer, no when it comes to the TV. Many parents tend to give in, and if they don’t or show any sign of discipline, then what happens the state gets involved, cause there is a suspected case of child abuse.
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Originally posted by marg6043
The truth to be told, obesity in America is due to the manufacturing and processing methods used in the US, Americans consume more manufactured foods that whole foods, eats more outside that at home and when eats at home is usually prepackage foods.
So who is to blame?
The food industry or the personal choices.
Before anybody answers to that, take away your preconceived opinions and take a time to understand how the food industry works and think what choices people have specially if you are in a welfare budget.
Personal choices are not really the issue, yes is part of the problem but not the main issue.
3 - This could be a MEDICAL CONDITION that the child has. It has happened before. The idiots at the state level remove fat kids and place them in foster care for years and years only to find out that the foster parents can't control the weight because the kids have a MEDICAL CONDITION. Then the poor kid not only has a medical condition but psychological problems because he was removed from his 'unfit' home. It is unknown if this child has a medical condition or not. And there is nothing to suggest the state has done it's homework in this area.
Originally posted by sdcigarpig
Really you don’t think we are too blame?
You are wrong on several aspects: