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I haven't really thought about it but yeah, probably.
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@chopsuey119: agreed. Guilty as charged. I wonder if they ever eat at home... (I'm a horrible person)
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I will admit that I do sometimes. Especially when I see the child eating junk and drinking soda. On the flip side I commend parents, who have children of any size, that I see outside and doing any kind of activity. We have a lot of parks, and I love seeing kids on bikes and scooters with their parents.
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my initial reaction would be to judge
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No.... probably because I fear LO will be overweight! Not because of what we feed her, she's always eaten healthy, I make all of her food. But she's always been a big girl, in the 90-95th percentile. Her daddy was a big kid too, so I think it just runs in the family.
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it depends on how old the children are. I would say probably.... 4 or younger? not really. 4 or older (I guess school-age)? Probably. :T
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Yes, its hard not to when I teach some overweight 4-5 year olds. I try not to though.
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Sadly, I do. Especially if they're significantly overweight. I can't help but feel bad/sorry for them and ask (in my head) why the parents are doing this to them??
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Yes, I do.
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*shrugs* There's a difference between having a chubby little kid and an overweight kid who is fed junk. You can't always tell by how they look. But after a certain age, yes, the sugary/high calorie diets begin to show.
It drives me crazy when I see parents feeding their kids crap, no matter how big the parents or kids...soda, pizza, nothing but carb snacks and sugary drinks. Ugh. Parents make SO MUCH effort in other areas with their kids, why can't they pay a little bit of attention to their health too?
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If they are extremely overweight yes, because it's just not good for the child. I think it's the parent's responsibility to try and help the issue before they get older and the bad habits are harder to break. I do understand that some people are just thicker, but in many cases it can be controlled (stop fast food and introduce exercise instead of TV!)
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DH definitely does. I really try to avoid passing judgment on this kind of stuff, because I really don't know what their situation is or why the child is overweight. It is probably a combination of many things, and the parents probably feel guilty enough about it as is. Maybe not, but that's what I like to tell myself.
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I find I am most guilty of this when said child is eating junk mindlessly in front of the television or is playing on some electronic device. Otherwise I try really hard not to because I know that sometimes there are situations where it is totally out of the parent's control-- for example, my sister needed to be on a high dose of prednisone for an extended period of time and despite always being average sized she got quite "puffy" for the better part of the year. If you didn't know it about her you would just assume it was due to diet and exercise.
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No, I don't think I even think about it. Unless the kid is eating a huge messy candy bar right in my face. My DH tells me I'm oblivious to stuff like this.
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Guilty as well.
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I'm guilty of this. Particularly when I see them ordering an extra large ice cream or supersized french fries for the child. I honestly think at a certain point that becomes child abuse since you are negatively affecting your child's health and their ability to thrive.
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It depends on the age, the size of the parent they're with and if they're just "baby chubby", "built big/strong" or actually unhealthy looking overweight.
My brother is built big/strong, so some could mistake it for overweight, same with my husband. They may be packing a few extra/unnecessary pounds, but I wouldn't classify them as overweight.
I tend to judge most when I see an overweight child with their overweight parent. Then I know for sure their parent is implementing healthy choices at all, if they're the same. I am SOOO guilty of this.
I decided right when I got pregnant that I would strive to set a healthy example for LO, make exercise and healthy eating FUN.
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I understand in some cases that the parents have little control over the situation, or they are extremely busy and their child only eats fast food, etc.
However, my SMIL doesn't take any responsibility for what my 8 year old BIL eats, and he has gained close to 20 pounds in the last 6 months. None of his clothes fit, he wears sweatpants every day, he gets teased at school all the time...its just a bad situation. So in that case, yep there's a little bit of judgement. -
No. We all have faults we don't want to pass on to our children; luckily, most of us don't have faults with visible consequences like bad diet, not exercising, etc...
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I'll admit: when I see parents with an overweight kid in line at a fast food place or holding a Big Gulp full of soda, I definitely judge.
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yes especially if i see them guzzling soda, and eating candy bars
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It depends. Some children have baby weight through childhood and once they hit puberty, it melts off (but I think those children are fine as long as they are active and eating balanced healthy meals).
Children who are really overweight, eating crappy food and not doing the regular childhood activities like riding their bike or learning to play a sport, then yes, I become judgemental. I feel like those children are robbed of a normal childhood and have to deal with difficult emotional battles. It's just not fair to them. -
No I don't and I'm really upset that so many people think its acceptable. I grew up the thin one in my family- my mom has been a heavy lady since she had me and my sister, and my little sister was obese pretty much from infancy. My mother and my sister ate way better than I did and exercised- but they were judged anyway.
Who knows if the overweight children you judge are that way due to negligence or a health issue, or worse yet just born into a heavy family. I think we're the product of a very judgmental society and we need to remember, "be kind; everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle."
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guilty here as well, esp if I see them with soda/chips/fast food etc.
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Unless that child is also eating super sized junk food in front of me, no, I don't judge.
I'm from a similar situation as @Jessicamcb in that I was always the skinny, underweight one in the family. My dad is also pretty thin. My brothers, on the other hand, grew up chubby, and my younger brother has stayed large into adulthood. We grew up on the same diet of home cooked meals, rarely ate out, played outside, etc. Somehow I was always small and my brother was always overweight. Just because a child is overweight doesn't mean their parents are feeding them junk.
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Honestly, I do, internally when I see them eating unhealthy food.
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Guilty. I know I shouldn't judge because I don't know their situation. But I can't help but feel sorry for the kid. Their parents don't teach them healthy eating habits and then they become overweight adults. They are judged as an adult for being overweight. And people blame them and wonder why they just don't eat better when that's not how they were taught. Then it's even harder to break the bad habits as an adult. I feel like it's a viscous cycle.
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Yep.
I think mainly because I am overweight and make sure my children are as healthy as possible.
It seems even worse to me when the whole family is obviously over weight more than just a little.
Like the LO was set up for failure because they couldn't choose their food and activity.
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