Should we ever tell our children that they re fat??

[babyblueeyes]

SHOULD YOU EVER TELL YOUR CHILD THEY'RE FAT?

Last week obesity specialist Alan Jackson published an article claiming that he regularly meets 'deluded families every week' that would not dare call their children fat, even though they are clearly overweight. He feels that it is about time we stopped cloaking the problem with evasive language, and avoiding the 'F' word. Katie Hopkins agrees with this and says that as a parent we should communicate the facts to our children because ultimately, if they're overweight, it is a parents fault to begin with. On the other hand, Sonia Poulton believes that a child should never be told they are overweight as it will mentally affect them, and that it is unfair of a parent to put their child through this. With a third of children in the UK overweight or obese, we ask the question - is it a parent's duty to tell your child that they are fat? Let us know what YOU think!

 

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Its a disgrace telling our children they are fat will only lead to more eating problems

[Cyclone]

I'm not sure why you'd have to tell them particularly. As their parent you could simply reduce their portion size, and/or change their diet and deal with the situation without ever having to expressly tell them.

It's unlikely that they're unaware of it though, other children are cruel and won't avoid calling them 'fatty' if they look it.

 

The delusion might be that the parents deny it, rather than that they don't tell the children directly.

[boyfriday]

Well mine tell me Im fat!

[Zamo]

Sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind.

 

I think that being fat has become normal and there is no shame in it, which is (literally) not healthy. You see young girls in the summer walking around will tiny shorts and tops on with blubber popping out all over the place and they seem oblivious to just how revolting it is!

 

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Well mine tell me Im fat!

 

They call you lardarse because they care.

[Mecky]

A couple of years ago people were moaning because kids were too skinny

[boyfriday]

They call you lardarse because they care.

 

I shall be ensuring my estate is disposed of long before I shuffle off this mortal coil and leave them in penury

[tinfoilhat]

I shall be ensuring my estate is disposed of long before I shuffle off this mortal coil and leave them in penury

 

Poverty will keep `em thin.

[Mister M]

I think encouraging children to engage in physical exercises and making them fun is far more productive than blaming and shaming them.

[jfish1936]

Do you love your children? do you make them aware of that every day?

Then maybe it's OK to mention overweight.

 

Do you spend your life criticising your children? tell them how stupid they are? tell them they're not as good as little Fred across the road?

Then by all means nag on at them about being fat; after all, your aim as a parent is to destroy your child's sense of self-worth and adequacy, isn't it?

[boyfriday]

Do you love your children? do you make them aware of that every day?

Then maybe it's OK to mention overweight.

 

Do you spend your life criticising your children? tell them how stupid they are? tell them they're not as good as little Fred across the road?

Then by all means nag on at them about being fat; after all, your aim as a parent is to destroy your child's sense of self-worth and adequacy, isn't it?

 

Sounds like you've turned soft since you left Sheff jfish..spent too long in the sunshine

 

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Poverty will keep `em thin.

 

So why do so many of the women frequenting KFC with several urchin-like children in tow sport prodigious muffin tops?