Senate Hearing on Childhood Obesity Glosses over Parents' Role

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  vincentmtang09/23/08 Report as spam
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  RE: Senate Hearing on Childhood Obesity Glosses over Parents' Role

  This is pretty much the same answer that politicians
  come up with all the time. Just look at the Videogame
  industry. Instead of making parents accountable on how
  they raise their children, they are just proposing more
  legislation.

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  johnnylingo09/24/08 Report as spam
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  RE: Senate Hearing on Childhood Obesity Glosses over Parents' Role

  Who is "buying" the food children eat? Parents and family should be the main source of common sense, habits, attitude, discipline, and responsibility. It doesn't take a "village" to raise a child, it takes "parents" who are involved and are not vying to be their kids "best friend", but instead their kids best parrent. Saying "no" to a child's desires is okay, especially if what they want is in excess, can be dangerous, unhealthy, or has a bad impact on others.
  Children can cry, be upset and termporarily dislike their parents when they don't get what they want - it's okay. It's important the parents give a reason why the request is being denied, whether it's "too expensive", "unnecessary", or "unhealthy", or "morally wrong".
  Parents, not the Government, have the responsibility to bring their children up to become good assets to society. If not, then society is doomed.

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  jennifer.k.butler@...09/24/08 Report as spam
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  RE: Senate Hearing on Childhood Obesity Glosses over Parents' Role

  Fresh, bacteria and pesticide-free produce and organic-fed cows and chickens aren't necessarily fostering a cheap solution to the crap parents choose for their children but EDUCATED parents will make do with what they can afford. It's a matter of priorities...do you buy a 2.5 lb organic-fed slab of beef and a 2lb package of brown rice to feed your family of 12 or do you buy 6 packages of hotdogs for $3 to mix with your Hamburger Helper and feed all of them with money to spare for the bus to work?
  
  This whole country's a mess from the top down but one person, one parent can make a difference to the life of one child and prevent them from becoming obese and having diabetes at the age of 12. Each parent has an obligation to make a better choice including the one to get educated about what we put in our kids' bodies.

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  DanMitchell09/25/08 Report as spam
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  RE: Senate Hearing on Childhood Obesity Glosses over Parents' Role

  You make a good point, but the choice isn't necessarily between organic chicken on one hand and Cookie Crisp on the other. There's a happy medium, and while parents may be hard pressed to find affordable, healthy foods, it's usually doable.
  
  I agree that parents should be primarily responsible for what their kids eat -- that was the point of my post. But I think there's a place for government and industry, to help parents make the right choices.

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  DanMitchell09/25/08 Report as spam
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  RE: Senate Hearing on Childhood Obesity Glosses over Parents' Role

  Oh, and now I see that this post was messed up, maybe by the image. Sorry. I will try to fix now....