I've been helping my spouse take of his child for years now. This summer when the mother dropped him off I barely recognized him. He has gained 25 pounds in five months. Is this weight gain normal for a child? He is 5 years old and 70 pounds now. I know some little boys are stocky (spelling) but this is all flab. When he is with us we try to incorporate some exercises and healthy eating. However when he gets back home the mother resorts to bad habits. He now has asthma due to the weight and everyone smoking in the house. To top this all off he has made comments like "mommy feed me too much junk food and I threw up" or "mommy told me not to worry until I become an adult" He starts school soon and he's getting worried that the other kids will start to pick on him. We have bought up these concerns to his mother who only responded with "It's genetics" or "I can't control who smokes in the house". Can this type of behavior be reported to CPS or does his mother have to right to do this?
2006-08-16 02:28:03 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Yes, it needs to be reported to the CPS and why not take in the child as your own. You seem to be helping b/c you said that when he comes over to your house you all "incorporate some exercises and healthy eating." If the mother of the child disagrees, then all you can do is pray for that child. And not to be rude, but the mother is stupid when it comes to saying, "It's just genetics!" or "I can't control who smokes in the house!" Yes, you can. If you can control what's going inside of your child's mouth, I'm pretty sure you can control who's smoking in the house. Honey, do what you gotta do for that child b/c right now, you have his best interests at heart. Do the right thing. Report this to the CPS. Good luck and I hope that I answered your question.
2006-08-16 02:40:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
via definition, overfeeding a toddler might recommend that the youngster is being compelled to consume previous being finished. Your answer to this may be to disclaim a toddler food while they are hungry. If fail to work out how that doesn't fall into abuse besides. it rather is not an argument of little ones ingesting too plenty, it rather is an argument of what they consume. there is likewise the concern of being lively, which many teenagers are not, and the excuses for that variety from video games to human beings with a hyper worry that they are little ones would be snatched in the event that they holiday their motorbike down the block. No toddler is disgusting. there's a huge distinction in being obese and morbidly obese. An obese toddler who's following the build of their mum and dad is a completely diverse case of a 200lb toddler it rather is in basic terms fed pizza and ice cream. The latter is deserving of intervention from the government at the same time as the former is in basic terms the actuality that there'll continually be somebody who's obese.
2016-09-29 08:07:31 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They smoke in the house with a little boy who has asthma? That IS extraordinarily thoughtless and inappropriate.
Smoking around an asthmatic child alone should be considered child abuse. What does she mean, she can't control who smokes in her house? Yes she can! If she's really too lazy not to ask people to smoke OUTSIDE, she's not much of a mother.
I'm thankful that the little boy has at least one person looking out for his well-being... keep up the good work. I know it's hard.
2006-08-16 04:10:27 · answer #3 · answered by Lanani 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I Know Someone That Had DCYF Knocking On Their Door BecauseHerDaughterWas Really Over Weight That Was Considered To Be Negelect
2006-08-16 08:44:40 · answer #4 · answered by Shanana 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Call CPS.. and get that poor kid outta his mother's house. Not only are they smoking around him, but obviously he doesn't want to eat all that junk.. and gainging 25lbs in 5 months isn't healthy.. escpecially for a child.
2006-08-16 02:46:07 · answer #5 · answered by Imani 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It should be considered abuse but I doubt anyone (important) would see it that way. She needs to be talked with by her ex. He should be taught proper eating habits. And if you guys help him with right eating and exercise he should grow out of some of that in a growth spurt or two.
2006-08-16 02:55:18 · answer #6 · answered by I-o-d-tiger 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like something is going on there...I think you may need to have CPS look into it because it's an unhealthy living situation for the child...just be aware of the consequences from the mother.
2006-08-16 02:34:30 · answer #7 · answered by USC Fan 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
NO! overfeeding your child is not an abuse. NOT feeding your child is an Abuse....
2006-08-16 02:37:52 · answer #8 · answered by Ayaz Ali 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
HOLY crap, turn her in or he needs to get full custody
2006-08-16 07:52:23 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-08-16 02:34:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋