you see a very over weiight mother letting her son eat straight butter... I mean honestly... My sis and I were at a resturant and the mother ordered butter extra buter for her 2-3 year old child that was screaming for it. The child was approx 50 pounds. To give an idea of an average weight for this age I have a 3 year old that is 35 pounds and a 15 month old that is 17-23 pounds..
2006-12-08 11:33:39 · 12 answers · asked by Heather C 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
My self, I am very....how to say this....mouthy. I wouldn't say anything to the person...out of politeness, but I sure would talk loudly to my sister about not letting my kids eat butter or anything like that. Just so i know she would hear me without the rudeness of telling her how to be a parent.
Good Luck !!
2006-12-08 11:41:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Oh good lord! I'd have a hell of a time biting my tongue. I'm a health nut and work as a nutritional consultant for a living. I have a hard enough time not confronting people in the grocery store when I see the crap they put in their carts! Ha! So, if I had been witness to this I might have had an anxiety attack. I'm sorry but that is just abuse! Why on earth would you feed a child butter? Of course, you can't say anything in this situation because it is none of your business. But I can surely see the desire to go over there and try to talk some sense into her. She is killing her child.
2006-12-08 20:58:44 · answer #2 · answered by Amelia 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is really bad for the kid, and I understand your urge to say something. But no.
It will only cause problems. In an ideal world, she would say "OMG you mean eating unhealthy food is what makes people FAT? I didn't know! Waiter, take this away and bring us all salads. Thanks SO MUCH for telling me that."
But this is not an ideal world. She would have been very insulted, and she probably thinks there is nothing wrong with his weight. She also would have taken personal offense because of implying that she is also overweight. It would likely have become a screaming match ... even if you controlled yourself and it was only on her side, it would have been ugly. And she would not have learned anything from the exchange.
So, I wish there was no NEED to say things like that. But unfortunately it would have done no good, and would not have been pretty afterward.
2006-12-08 19:41:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I hate hearing things like this and believe me I do understand your frustration. I have three children, my son-10, and my daughters 9 and 8, are all very active and my girls already are very weight conscience, but saying something to someone in public I don't think would do any good. That makes for a tense situation and automatically puts people on the defense. I think the best thing to do is pray about the child and the harsh reality of what their life could be, and that his/her parents learn that saying "NO" to your child doesn't mean you don't love them, but it means "I do love you", that's why I'm saying no. Hope this helps and I hope that you and your babies have a Very Merry CHRISTmas.
2006-12-08 20:51:29 · answer #4 · answered by red-e03 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How tall was the boy? My son is as tall as his 4 yr old niece and he just turned 2. He weighs 33 pounds, all because of his height. I won't say anything, but I'm sure you'll see the people on something like Maury or Dr. Phil later on in life, because the child is overweight and his mom made him that way
2006-12-08 20:07:11 · answer #5 · answered by fourcheeks4 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Tough question. I personally wouldn't say anything but that is my personality. It is bad enough having to breath in 2nd hand smoke in public areas. I guess I think if it is not affecting you why would you say anything because it could have a ugly outcome. Although I am sure with our taxes we would be paying for health costs due to disease that come from obesity. I guess do what you think but you could hurt some feelings or what is worse hurt the child's feelings that could affect him or her later in life!
2006-12-08 19:41:55 · answer #6 · answered by cliffhanger 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Parents are parents and they will raise their children however they want if you say something she will just get mad at you. Just make sure you take it as an example and dont eat butter like the. Oh and its rude to be looking at what other people it is eatign in a restaurant.
2006-12-08 20:16:39 · answer #7 · answered by u_better_remember_me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although it is bad for the child it is in bad taste to say anything to her. People that are overweight KNOW that they are and don't need to have it pointed out to them. I was obese for years and diabetic and finally had surgery and I try to feed my 2 year-old healthy foods most of the time.
2006-12-08 19:40:39 · answer #8 · answered by Ryan's mom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is kind of a touchy subject. Bottom line is this, you would be wrong to go up to the mom and tell her not to and i will tell you why. Youre 100% correct its very unhealthy and mom is teaching her children to have very poor eating habits and they will probably end up obese like her, but they are her kids she can do whatever she likes and teach them whatever she likes. You can go up and say something and all she will do is tell you to get lost. I know what your thinking, but this kid is already overweight! i understand that, but its her child and every parent parents differently, in eating habits, manners, lifestyle, and every other kind of attribute you can think of, its not our job to tell others what they are doing incorrectly even if it means her kids will end up obese.
2006-12-08 23:27:33 · answer #9 · answered by Samantha M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yuck - some peope are just ignorant/stupid they just dont realise they are hurting their kids, you should say something, at worst it will make no diffrence, at best she may do some reaserch and find otu its a bad idea
2006-12-08 19:42:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋